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A beginner’s guide to Mastodon, the open-source Twitter alternative (techcrunch.com)

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cross-posted from: https://community.nicfab.it/post/17993

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. Since October 27, when the SpaceX and Tesla CEO formalized his Twitter takeover, Mastodon has gained nearly 500,000 new users, effectively doubling its user base. But what is Mastodon anyway, and should we all be getting our accounts set up?

If you’re a Twitter purist who likes to use basic functionality like private DMing, quote-tweeting and user-friendly onboarding, Mastodon might not be for you. But if you’re looking to try something new on the social internet, then why not give Mastodon a whirl? Elon Musk isn’t there!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

fbxl social has private DMs and quote tweeting... oh, that's right. Mastodong.