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 ## News
 
-You can follow the restic project on Mastodon [@resticbackup](https://fosstodon.org/@restic) or subscribe to
+You can follow the restic project on Mastodon [@restic](https://fosstodon.org/@restic) or subscribe to
 the [project blog](https://restic.net/blog/).
 
 ## License