diff --git a/src/publish/mastodon.rs b/src/publish/mastodon.rs
index 4882e64..8ccd11c 100644
--- a/src/publish/mastodon.rs
+++ b/src/publish/mastodon.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl Sink<String> for MastodonPublisher {
 
     fn start_send(self: Pin<&mut Self>, item: String) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
         let mut post = StatusBuilder::new(item);
-        post.visibility = Some(Visibility::Direct);
+        post.visibility = Some(Visibility::Public);
         self.mastodon.new_status(post)?;
         Ok(())
     }