A small tool to view real-world ActivityPub objects as JSON! Enter a URL
or username from Mastodon or a similar service below, and we'll send a
request with
the right
Accept
header
to the server to view the underlying object.
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"published": "2025-03-22T09:12:05Z",
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"content": "<p>When I reply in English to a thread that’s in another language (like German), Mastodon assigns my post the language of the thread, even though I’ve written in English and set English as my default.</p><p>This means other users (e.g. German speakers) won’t see the “Translate” option, because Mastodon thinks my post is already in their language.</p><p>Is there a way to force my posts to always be in English unless I manually change it?</p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/askfedi\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>askfedi</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/language\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>language</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/translation\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>translation</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/settings\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>settings</span></a></p>",
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"name": "It just shows the default language setting (showing English as the Language) in mastodon settings. ",
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