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Mastodon

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Mastodon

FeldWert
Gruppe / Parent ServiceSocial Platforms
Badge⬜ No badge
Service-TypParent service
Sub-service / Relationship NoteInstance-dependent — assessment reflects category-level badge
Infrastructure Only?No
Kontakt (DPO / Privacy)info@mastodon.social
Bewertungsdatum06/08/2026
Versionv2 (06/08/2026) | v1: 22/06/2026

Badge & Risikobewertung
  • Badge: ⬜ No badge
  • Red Flags:
    • Keine
  • Risk Indicators:
    • Instance-dependent — controller, data location, and legal basis vary per instance; no universal DPA available
Begründung & Quellen

Key Facts: Mastodon is a decentralised open-source social platform with no commercial advertising model, no cross-service profiling, and no own-purpose commercial data use — strongly privacy-positive characteristics. For mastodon.social (operated by Mastodon gGmbH, Berlin, Germany), the posture is clearly Privacy+: EU hosting, German nonprofit controller, no advertising. However, a single badge cannot be responsibly assigned to 'Mastodon' as a category because: (a) the controller varies per instance; (b) data location may be non-EU; (c) no DPA can be concluded with most instance operators; (d) retention and security practices vary. Controllers embedding Mastodon content should assess the specific instance used.

Quellen:

  • Mastodon gGmbH Privacy Policy (mastodon.social/privacy-policy)
  • Mastodon general privacy documentation (docs.joinmastodon.org)
  • Mastodon gGmbH registration (Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg).
Verarbeitungszwecke (Consenter)
  • Unlock additional website features
Benachrichtigungs- & Widerspruchsstatus
  • TPP Notified?: Not yet notified
  • Decision Contested?: [nicht dokumentiert]

Prüfbedarf

Kein Prüfbedarf identifiziert.

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Consenter is built on an open and participatory process that grows through community collaboration. Whether you share feedback, improve the documentation, or contribute to the Risk Configuration Guides or Technical Integration Guides, your expertise helps make Consenter more privacy-friendly, interoperable, and useful for everyone—including your own users and services: Get finally your benefits and control the risks when sharing personal data.

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