Fediverse Roundup

canopic jug writes:

Twitter appears to still be imploding further each day. While a yet unpublished but large number of Twitter accounts are either bots or abandoned, many of the others are now looking for a way out. Those leaving or just backing off a little still seek to maintain their social control media fix and explore options. As a result, the Fediverse has suddenly caught the general public's attention for better or worse. There are many articles about the Fediverse and what it is like. In particular Mastodon has gotten a lot of attention.

Here are some samples:

The social network says it now has over 655,000 users - with over 230,000 having joined in the last week.

These servers are themed according to location, city or interest - like UK, social, technology etc - according to the BBC. However, users can interact with freely with others.

It works similar to Twitter, which means that users can tag other users, share media and even follow other accounts. Independent servers is the only distinguishing feature between the two microblogging platforms.

Amid uncertainty and criticism following Elon Musk's takeover of social media giant Twitter, nearly half a million users have flocked to Mastodon, a decentralized alternative.

Mastodon, created by the German-based non-profit Mastodon gGmbH in 2016, is an open-source network of thousands of servers that act as individual social media platforms.

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