Open source X and Threads competitor Mastodon will begin experimenting with a new way to raise funds: in-app donations. The ...

Mastodon 4.4 takes the first steps toward implementing Quote Posts and brings a host of design and UX changes.

As Mastodon's creator Eugen Rochko noted, "One of the things that gave impetus to the creation of Mastodon was a lack of moderation on Twitter against hate groups.

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 ...

On Mastodon: This part is a bit more complicated, but once you understand how it works, it will be no big deal. Choose a server you want to be a part of, agree with the ground rules, ...

In Mastodon's case, one must remember that the party host (the person running the server) is able to see everything at the party. People often confused Facebook "wall posts" for private conversations ...

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 itself is very much a Twitter-like service. It’s a microblogging tool in which you send mostly short-form text posts, a few images or very small (40MB is the current limit) ...

Wildebeest is a new project from Cloudflare that’s designed to make it easier for individuals to set up and run their own Mastodon-compatible servers. It handles setup, maintenance, and updates.

For lists, Mastodon says that creating and managing them has been “significantly streamlined” and that “it’s easier than ever ...