What is a Public group?

A Public group is a group that can be joined by anyone with the invitation code. When shared on Fedi, the invitation code is conveniently displayed as a clickable button.

Note that Public groups carry privacy implications since anyone with the invitation code can join the group at any time. All messages and members in a public group are viewable by anyone.

Additionally, once you join a public group you will be discoverable by anyone on the Fedi platform even after you leave that group.