I’ve just joined Mastodon, and I’m a little confused about the effect of joining a particular server. If I understand it correctly, I can join any server, but then I can search or follow users and hashtags across all of Mastodon?
If that’s right, then what difference does it make which server I actually join? Does the server determine what posts/news I see without searching?
You’re also trusting the moderation policy of the server you join. Every server is responsible for deciding which content they will accept from other servers and which they won’t. Generally smaller servers do a better job moderating for their small population.