Public addressing

Public addressing is discussed here. The essential point here is that Public, as:Public, and https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public are equivalent as JSON-LD and thus should be treated in the same way by Fediverse applications.

Examples

Example 1

activity

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/KJrnhkoJpxI",
  "published": "2025-03-12T09:58:03Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/xVBicoEH3Hs",
    "published": "2025-03-12T09:58:03Z",
    "content": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}

gotosocial

{
  "id": "01JP4WMAZRXF7XS4ANDCTXP23E",
  "created_at": "2025-03-12T09:58:03.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/xVBicoEH3Hs",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/xVBicoEH3Hs",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
  "reblog": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "01JP4WKYQM40YFAFDSMV8XHXS8",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": true,
    "discoverable": false,
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-03-12T09:57:50.463Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon6.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon6.png",
    "header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
    "header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 21,
    "last_status_at": "2025-03-12T09:58:03.000Z",
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [
    {
      "id": "01KD0V3THXW0YHHS8ECT0JGBBQ",
      "username": "cookie",
      "url": "http://gotosocial/@cookie",
      "acct": "cookie"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [],
  "emojis": [],
  "card": null,
  "poll": null
}

Example 2

activity

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "as:Public",
    "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/RmPfnoIPDws",
  "published": "2025-03-12T09:58:04Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "as:Public",
      "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/Bvxm-RDt9c4",
    "published": "2025-03-12T09:58:04Z",
    "content": "as:Public",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}

gotosocial

{
  "id": "01JP4WMBZ0J1QMRGCY92P6MTQ1",
  "created_at": "2025-03-12T09:58:04.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/Bvxm-RDt9c4",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/Bvxm-RDt9c4",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "as:Public",
  "reblog": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "01JP4WKYQM40YFAFDSMV8XHXS8",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": true,
    "discoverable": false,
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-03-12T09:57:50.463Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon6.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon6.png",
    "header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
    "header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 22,
    "last_status_at": "2025-03-12T09:58:04.000Z",
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [
    {
      "id": "01KD0V3THXW0YHHS8ECT0JGBBQ",
      "username": "cookie",
      "url": "http://gotosocial/@cookie",
      "acct": "cookie"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [],
  "emojis": [],
  "card": null,
  "poll": null
}

Example 3

activity

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "http://gotosocial/users/cookie",
    "Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/GGaikIYegxk",
  "published": "2025-03-12T09:58:05Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "Public",
      "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/O_WpQpssckQ",
    "published": "2025-03-12T09:58:05Z",
    "content": "Public",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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