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A beginner’s guide to Mastodon, the open source Twitter alternative

Unless if you’re really in the know about nascent platforms, you probably didn’t know what Mastodon was until Elon Musk bought Twitter and renamed it X. In the initial aftermath of the acquisition, as ...
Nextgov

What is Mastodon? A Social Media Expert Explains How the ‘Federated’ Network Works and Why it Won’t be a New Twitter

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. A key aspect of the fediverse is that each server is governed by rules set by the people who operate it. If you think of the fediverse ...

Mastodon is about to launch its take on Bluesky’s starter packs

Imani Joy, Mastodon’s head of design, writes in the announcement that Collections won’t have a “Follow All” button to start. ...
TechCrunch

Mastodon is making its decentralized social network easier to use with its latest revamp

Mastodon is making changes in the hopes of making its social networking service more appealing and easier to use, especially for more mainstream users looking for an alternative to X or Threads. On ...
Engadget

Mastodon is adding Bluesky-like starter packs

Mastodon, the federated social network built on ActivityPub, is taking cues from Bluesky and introducing its own version of the social platform's "Starter Packs." The hope is that Mastodon's "Packs" ...