Are you a Twitter quitter or an ex-Redditor? Some people online have turned to Mastodon as an alternative to the online "walled garden" approach used by big social media websites. Here's how the decentralized platform works. Plus, an explanation of the Fediverse, the open source network of which Mastodon is a part.
Learn everything you need to know about Twitter's open-source competitor. Since Elon Musk took control of Twitter on Oct. 27, the social network has been roiled by controversy. First, half the staff was laid off via email, and an ill-advised new implementation of its "blue check" verification system …
Change is never easy, but switching to Mastodon is. Twitter – now known as X – is going through some turmoil at the moment...to say the least. Ever since the new "Chief Twit" took over, many advertisers and popular users have fled from the app, seeking greener pastures. With the competition at its …
As Twitter users fret over the direction that new owner Elon Musk is taking the company, masses of users have hopped over to Mastodon, an open-source Twitter alternative. The news that Twitter is rebranding to ‘X’, a change already live on the website, spurred a surge in usage numbers for the …
This is an unofficial non-technical guide to using Mastodon and the wider Fediverse. You can search or browse the guide below. There’s a quick …
Since Elon Musk bought Twitter, gutted its staff, and began an overhaul of its financial model, a previously overlooked social media platform has entered the conversation. And although it’s named after a prehistoric mammoth-like creature, Mastodon is anything but extinct. The micro-blogging …
While Twitter is busy limiting the number of readable tweets and breaking its TweetDeck app, open source Twitter alternative Mastodon is celebrating the launch of a significant refresh of its Android app. The new app, released over the weekend, features a complete Material You redesign — Google’s …
Wondering how to create a Mastodon account? We can help. Head on over to Flipboard.social to request an invite to our new Mastodon instance (aka server).
The Fediverse is an open, decentralized network of social media services, including Mastodon, PixelFed, PeerTube and others. It's designed to be an alternative to the "walled garden" proprietary ecosystem dominated by giants like Facebook and Twitter.
