“On Mastodon, admins can read your DMs” is technically true, in the same way that anyone with server access can get into the database and read database records, but there’s no interface for it.

Meanwhile, Elon can clearly read your DMs, and even shares them with the media.

Someone got on this kick once and it’s pernicious, and mostly just exists to scare people away.

With server access, admins can do a lot.

But I have way better things to do than invade someone’s privacy.

https://writer.oliphant.social/oliphant/reading-your-dms

@oliphant Actually there is access to it... sorta...if one of the parties of the DM reports the DM then the admin will see it int he interface, no DB access needed.