Mastodon snags Bluesky’s starter packs feature and includes the ability to opt out
Emma Roth / theverge - Mastodon is introducing “Packs” to help you quickly find accounts to follow and fill up your feed. The decentralized social network announced the feature as part of the FediForum event on Tuesday. It will work similarly to Starter Packs on Bluesky, which …
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Mastodon has a new plan to make money: Hosting and support services for the open social web
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Mastodon launches hosting and support services to generate revenue and expand the open social web.
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Mastodon rolls out quote posts with protections to prevent ‘dunking’
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Decentralized X alternative Mastodon adds support for quote posts, but with additional controls.
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Mastodon is improving profiles and getting ready for quote posts
Jay Peters / theverge - Mastodon 4.4 is out now, and it brings a bunch of changes for things like profiles and lists and also lays the groundwork for quote posts. With profiles, you can now feature specific hashtags so that people can see all the posts you’ve tagged with those h…
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Introducing Bounce, a tool to move your following between Bluesky and Mastodon
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - A major development showcasing the potential for the open social web was unveiled Thursday at the online conference known as FediForum. The makers of Bridgy Fed, the tool that connects decentralized open social networks, like Mastodon and Bluesky, develop…
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