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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Guides
The Newcomer’s Guide to Mastodon, from a Crusty Old-Timer
Perspectives on wading into the deep end of the pool with Mastodon, from a guy who's been on the network…
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Guides
When Moving to Mastodon, How Do You Pick The Right Instance?
Picking your first Mastodon instance to join can feel like a big deal - there's so many different options. Here's…
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Culture
Brands Town is Where the Brands Are
Are you sad that moving to Mastodon has deprived you of your favorite brand accounts? Don't worry, we've got you…
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Culture
A (partial) queer, trans, and non-binary history of Mastodon and the fediverse
Happy Pride! Today, we're digging into the roots of the fediverse - the many queer, trans, and non-binary people who…
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News
The end is near: Mastodon plans to drop OStatus support
The biggest microblogging app in the fediverse is ending support for the network's oldest working communication protocol.
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Gab is forking Mastodon and joining the fediverse
In a shocking move to get around app store restrictions, Gab has rebuilt their site to be based on Mastodon,…
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Guides
Your guide to alternative frontends for Mastodon and Pleroma
One interesting draw to Twitter’s early popularity came in the form of its permissive third-party client API. During the early…
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News
Keybase now supports integration with Mastodon
A new option appears for validating identity on the fediverse...at least, for Mastodon instances.
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Polls Are Coming to Mastodon!
Another core fediverse feature comes to the rapidly-growing Mastodon platform.
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Pleroma is now a Mastodon Sponsor
Mastodon's biggest competitor now has a big spot on Mastodon's donations page?
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