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What Is Mastodon? Microblogging Users are opting for after leaving Twitter?

Mastodon advertises itself as a federated social network. Users can join "servers" instead of creating an account on a website.

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What Is Mastodon? This is an open-source social network that has recently gained popularity as an alternative to Twitter. Mastodon advertises itself as a federated social network. Users can join “servers” instead of creating an account on a website. Each server is self-contained, hosted by an individual or organisation, and can have its own moderation policies. Mastodon employs a platform known as the “Fediverse,” which consists of thousands of social networks hosted on servers all over the world and linked by the Mastodon technology.

Mastodon: How to Use It

A user must register for a specific server.

Anyone can set up a server. Volunteers usually pay for it out of their own pockets or accept donations through Patreon.

Each server will have its own set of policies and rules.

If you want to set your own rules, you can even start your own server.

There is a list of servers that have all agreed to the “Mastodon covenant,” which promises “active moderation against racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia.”

You can easily follow users on other servers as well.

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How to Make a Mastodon Account

To begin using Mastodon, a user must first choose a username and create an account with an image header and profile picture. In contrast to Twitter, your username will be @[username] @[the Mastodon instance you joined]. It is similar to an email address in that the first part is your chosen identifier and the second part is the organisation in charge of your inbox.

You can sign in to your Mastodon account using apps for iOS and Android (s).

How to Post on Mastodon from Your Account

Although the experience is similar to Twitter, there are some significant differences. To begin, you may have to get used to your posts being referred to as “toots” rather than “tweets.” You will have twice as many characters (500) to write a post and additional features such as text and image spoiler warnings.

You will have more control over who sees your post, from everyone on the server to only those you mention in the post – similar to a DM.

Hashtags function similarly to Twitter in terms of trending topics, and you can share someone else’s post with your followers by boosting it, which works similarly to retweeting. However, there is no such thing as “quote tooting.”

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