Mastodon
Mastodon is an open source microblogging platform most often compared to Twitter. Started in 2016, Mastodon is largely funded by donations and an ongoing crowdfunding campaign via Patreon. The platform is often considered a major contributing factor to the growth of the Fediverse over the past seven years.
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News
Mastodon Incorporates as a Non-Profit in the US
The company behind one of the biggest projects in the Fediverse has migrated as an entity to the United States…
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Content Nation Backlash Highlights Mastodon’s Toxicity
It turns out, if people in an online community really don't like what you're doing, they can turn to harassment,…
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Newsmast Brings Huge New Features in 3.0 Update
The fledgling Fediverse discovery hub takes a big step today, showcasing deeper integrations with Mastodon, and a developer API for…
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Moderation
Decentered S1E4: Shawn Grigson and the Oliphant in the Room
Oliphant is often seen as the community standard-bearer when it comes to shared blocklists. But how did it start, what…
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Mastodon Exploit Allows for Remote Impersonation and Takeover
A new Mastodon vulnerability was found out in the wild, and it's a nasty one. Admins are advised to update…
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Queer.af is Shutting Down, Due to Taliban
Mastodon instance Queer.af is shutting down because the country that provides the domain is now ruled by the Taliban.
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Spoutible Introduces Cross-Posting to Mastodon and Bluesky
Spoutible, one of the microblogging platforms to emerge after Musk's acquisition of Twitter, is adding support for two decentralized networks.
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Culture
Debunking the Top 10 Myths About Mastodon
A lot of people make up all kinds of wild assumptions Mastodon, how it works, and what it is. We're…
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Pebble Shuts Down…But Starts a Mastodon Instance?
In a crowded space of Twitter competitors, a friendly and beloved platform closed its doors. One of the creators now…
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Reviews
Audon provides fantastic virtual talk spaces for Mastodon
For a first attempt at making a talk space app that easily works with Mastodon, Audon is an incredible experience.
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