Mastodon does not have Twitter’s one central platform. Instead, it’s compromised of many, independently run servers, each with their own (volunteer) moderators and rules, though you can ...

Mastodon founder and CEO Eugen Rochko said in a blog post that this new feature is not taking away users’ choice of picking a server or moving to a different one after signing up.

By contrast, Mastodon’s server set-up acts as a way to filter content from the outset. advertisement If your server is lively, your timeline will be full of toots by people who like your likings.

If you’ve heard the word “mastodon” a lot since Elon Musk took over Twitter in late October, here’s why: The extinct mammal is also the name of a relatively small, formerly little-known ...

Mastodon has some of Twitter's features, such as following other users and groups, sharing photos, video and audio, using hashtags and boosting posts you like. You can also edit your posts.

Mastodon is a decentralized (aka “federated”) approach to social media. Here's what that means. How to Use Mastodon, the Social-Media Platform Blocked by Elon Musk’s Twitter ...

Rodti MacLeary started a Mastodon instance, mas.to, in 2019. By early November 2022, it had amassed around 35,000 users. But since Elon Musk bought Twitter and unleashed one chaotic decision after ...

Mastodon U. 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 as a university, each Mastodon server is like a dorm.

Mastodon announced Monday that it's shifting its structure over the next six months to become wholly owned by a European nonprofit organization—"affirming the intent that Mastodon should not be ...

One of the main differences between Mastodon and Twitter is that Mastodon has a much longer character limit for posts. “On Twitter, you’re limited to 140 characters, but on Mastodon, you can ...

Mastodon says the restructuring will take place within the next six months. Rochko has made his stance against Musk clear. He told Musk to “ get off the internet ” two years ago.

Mastodon’s CEO and creator is handing control to a new nonprofit organization. Mastodon says the decentralized network ‘should not be owned or controlled by a single individual.’ ...