Mastodon has an estimated 4.5 million accounts, far fewer than those on established social media platforms such as Twitter
(Picture: ES Composite)I’m late to file this because I’ve just spent the last three hours trying to figure out the social media platform du jour Mastodon. Billed as “a viable alternative to Twitter” by its founder software developer Eugen Rochko, I am one of the 70,000 users who have migrated over following Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of Twitter. Or, at least, I’m trying to.
To make an account, you first need to join a server. Luckily, the site offers up some inspiration. There’s “pettingzoo.co”, which calls itself: “A chill server run by some queer-leaning gay dudes.” And the popular “techhub.social”, which is “A hub primarily for passionate technologists, but everyone is welcome.” In the end, I chose “universeodon.com” as I don’t have to be vetted before being accepted, which is a prerequisite for many servers.
