mastodon

Turmoil at Twitter following new limits to the amount of posts users can see appears to be driving a surge in activity at Mastodon, a German rival that prides itself on its decentralised,…

On early Sunday morning, Elon Musk dropped a rather bombshell on users by restricting the number of tweetsthey can see in a day. Following Musk’s announcement, it seems like a lot of users…

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER - Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A selection of bones belonging to a juvenile mastodon who roamed the woods of Michigan…

Mozilla wants to build a better social media platform inside of Mastodon, and being “neutral” is not part of the plan. In a blog post, Steve Teixeira, Mozilla’s Chief Product…

Since Elon Musk took over Twitter in October, users irked by the platform's new regime have vowed to move their online presence elsewhere, though this has proved harder than some had banked…

If you tried to sign up for Mastodon before today and gave up, you might have an easier go of it this time. In a blog post, the company announced a new onboarding experience that…

At the bottom right of the welcome screen, tap Log In. You can either continue typing the URL or select one from the displayed options. Jack Wallen/ZDNET On the resulting…

BlueSky, a decentralised Twitter alternative, backed by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, is now available on Android. The Androidversion of the app comes two months after the iOS release. So,…

Adding a new account to Mastonaut. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNET When Mastonaut first opens, you'll only see a single pane set to Home. You will probably want to add a second pane.…

With Mastodon, searching for people is done in the same manner it is done on Twitter. Near the top left corner of the window, you'll find a search field. You can type either a…