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Followers
4.8K
Account age
1 yrs
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📊 Post engagement

Recent posts · likes + reposts
Jul 27latest
10
Avg engagement / post
5–15
Typical post (engagement)
0.2%
Engagement vs followers
71/100
Consistent reach
Jan 2025
On Mastodon since
Half of recent posts land between 5 and 15 likes + reposts (median 9) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.

🔥 Top post: It's remarkable, I think I've seen more hacking attempts, DDoS a · 25 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
16 / week
Toots daily — consistently active for a campaign window.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 12 text · 0 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
30×
Follows 159 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post It's remarkable, I think I've seen more hacking attempts, DDoS attacks, and defacing attempts on websites in the past seven weeks than I have seen in the past five years. The combination of LLM-discovered vulnerabilities and the spread of easy-to-use cracking tools are making we… ★ 25
NetBSD 11.0 is here. This is not a release candidate, it's the real thing! https://distrowatch.com/12909 ★ 15 There is a new snapshot of Archcraft: https://distrowatch.com/12908 4MLinux introduces a new game and improves wireless networking management: https://distrowatch.com/12907 ★ 5 NethSecurity 8.8.0 has been published: https://distrowatch.com/12906 ★ 3 Canonical will be offering updates virtualization tools for LTS releases of Ubuntu: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20230 ★ 5 ZimaOS 1.7.0, for servers and NAS systems, is available for download: https://distrowatch.com/12904 ★ 3 There is a now SlackBuilds package for doas (the sudo alternative) and instructions for using it in the doas README file: https://www.patreon.com/sysvinit/posts/building-doas-on-165114708 ★ 6 I tried upgrading Raspberry PI OS in place today, from version Bookworm to Trixie (12 to 13). Despite warnings not to do this, the live update mostly went well. There was a conflict with LX Panel, but removing it and then re-adding the pan… ★ 15 Emmabuntus has published an update with a focus on accessibility: https://distrowatch.com/12903 ★ 10 Garuda Linux publishes a new version of its FireDragon web browser with a new base: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20229 ★ 9 Haiku will offer both Firefox and Iceweasel web browsers: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20228 ★ 18

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
mastodon.social
A large general-interest Mastodon server. On the fediverse the server a creator picks hints at their community — this one spans all topics.
✅ Link-verified
Verified link
Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.
On Mastodon since
Jan 2025
An established account with real history on the platform.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2025 — 1 year ago.
👁️Averages 10 views per post.
📤Posts about 16× per week.

🕵️ Fake follower check

Estimated
53/100
Fair Credibility score
76%
Mixed Real audience
Medium Fake-follower risk
High Data confidence
  • Est. 76% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
  • Low engagement (~0.2% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
  • Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
  • Verified account.

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

DistroWatch is a news, learning, and reviews website dedicated to open source operating systems, such as Linux and the BSDs.

🔀 Audience overlap

Estimated

Estimated shared audience with similar creators — useful for avoiding overlap (or doubling down) when planning a campaign.

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