Mastodon has almost doubled its userbase since Elon Musk took control of Twitter last month. Here's what you need to know ...

2023 was the year social networks realized that they were sitting on massive troves of data. And some companies, such as Twitter (now X) and Reddit, decided to change their terms to shut out ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A new kind of social internet is currently forming. Right now it might still look like ‘Twitter and Reddit, only ...

Mastodon is an example of a decentralized social media platform — it doesn’t rely on one single company and its server. But it comes with privacy and content moderation concerns. It’s been just a few ...

Mastodon has gained popularity over the past year as Twitter users looked for alternatives following Elon Musk’s takeover. Part of its appeal is its decentralized nature that insulates it against the ...

An incomplete and biased guide to mastodon, with a focus on resources for people new to using it. I'll be updating and linking to this thread instead of re-posting the same material on the front page ...

Since late 2022, Mastodon has increasingly become a popular alternative to Twitter for millions of users. This is partly because its CEO and founder, Eugen Rochko, has emphasized that the ...

A new update to Meta Platforms Inc.’s social media platform Threads will allow users to connect their social media profiles to the fediverse, which will allow them to be visible on other platforms ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Mastodon has started directing users to mastodon.social instead of requiring them to pick from thousands of ...

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 ...