Mastodon 4.5 contains several technical changes that developers will want to learn about.
The many branches of the Fediverse
As more and more people are asking me about Mastodon I felt a need for a picture to point at, showcasing how the software known as Mastodon fits into the much larger concept of the Fediverse. I made this infographic to help myself and others explain the many different use-
Are there any other guides to Mastodon and the Fediverse?
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse
Mastodon pilot for research and education
SURF and Universities of the Netherlands are jointly exploring Mastodon as an open source platform for education and research in the Netherlands.
Mastodon is for the people
How we're thinking about supporting the communities that rely on Mastodon every day.
The Future is Ours to Build - Together
We’re pleased to introduce Mastodon’s new leadership team, and to share some other important updates.
Manton Reece - Micro.blog + Mastodon
For some time, we have been considering how we could open up compatibility between Micro.blog and Mastodon. Any feature that could be disruptive needs to be approached carefully. In this post I want to talk about how Micro.blog supports Mastodon, why I think it’s useful, and anticipate some questions that we’ll get about this feature.
Enable Mastodon Apps Plugin — WordPress.com
Despite Mastodon implying that you would use this plugin for engaging on Mastodon (when you have enabled it for that, see below), the plugin is useful when installed on a plain WordPress.
Cage the Mastodon
A year ago I wrote about Mastodon’s improvements over Twitter’s lacking protections against abuse and harassment. Development in that area has not been standing still, and it’s about time we do another comparison.
MastoDeck - advanced Mastodon client
The ultimate Mastodon client for power users. Real-time, fully customizable, built to match how you use Mastodon.
FR#158 – What is Mastodon for?
On AI and place, and how Mastodon gives tools to create communities at the instance level, but people experience 'place' at the federation level.
Mastodon - Decentralized social media
Learn more about Mastodon, the radically different, free and open-source decentralized social media platform.
It’s Not Just Mastodon
2025 Fediverse Needs Assessment: Moderation Across the Social Web The Fediverse is more than Mastodon, and moderation is bigger than any one platform. Last year, we heard from moderators on Mastodo…
Mastodon Status Check
My social-media life has been Fediverse-first for a year now. I stick my head into Bluesky and Threads regularly, but visit Twitter rarely if at all. This piece takes a close look at Mastodon-land as things stand in late summer 2023. What’s working, what’s not, what are the alternatives? [Originally published August 2023, updated November 27th for my one-year Twitter-exit anniversary.]
Dutch Universities are jointly exploring Mastodon as an open source platform for education and research in the Netherlands. Exciting, and hopefully just the start of a much bigger trend! (that ofc also includes #atscience!)
Mastodon pilot for research and education
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