The Latest Breaking News from Mastodon

Quitting Elon Musk's Twitter? Here's how to join Mastodon

Mastodon looks a lot like Twitter, but it's not a company, and that could make all the difference.

Axios · Nov 19, 2022

Twitter has 'real chance of disappearing' under Elon Musk says social media rival

The sheer size of the social media giant is not enough to insure it against failure, insists Eugen Rochko

Wales Online · Nov 19, 2022

Thousands are flocking to Mastodon in what users are calling a #TwitterMigration. What is it and how does the 'rival platform' work?

Social media "back in the hands of the people", is the promise of Mastodon. It's not a new platform, but it has begun soaring to the top of download charts around the world. Here's how it works.

ABC News · Nov 19, 2022

Should Elon Musk really be afraid of Mastodon?

Think ‘instances’ instead of hashtags, ‘toots’ instead of tweets, and a one-man staff instead of a cartoonish supervillain running the show, and you’ll have Mastodon. Tom Ough investigates whether this nicer, trickier platform could be our big social media salvation

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022

Joining the herd: what’s it like moving from Twitter to Mastodon?

Users fleeing Elon Musk’s takeover will find themselves in a different world – quixotic, communal and defiantly democratic

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2022

Twitter drama too much? Mastodon, others emerge as options

Twitter has been a bit of a mess since billionaire Tesla CEO took helm, cutting the company’s workforce in half, overhauling the platform’s verification system, sparring with some users and acknowledging that “dumb things” might happen as he reshapes one of the world’s most high-profile information ecosystems

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2022

Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Is Unconstitutional, Says Federal Judge

Plus: Users surge on decentralized social media platform Mastodon, the fall of city drugstores, and more...

Reason · Nov 11, 2022

New Twitter boss Elon Musk is the dog that caught the car – with all the journos in the back seat

No platform is ready to fill the role the company plays in the media industry, no matter how many pretend the clunky weirdness of Mastodon is the future

The Guardian - AU · Nov 11, 2022

What is Mastodon? A social media expert explains how the 'federated' network works and why it won't be a new Twitter

In the wake of Elon Musk’s noisy takeover of Twitter, people have been looking for alternatives to the increasingly toxic microblogging social media platform. Many of those fleeing or hedging their bets have turned to Mastodon, which has attracted hundreds of thousands of new users since Twitter’s acquisition.

The Conversation · Nov 11, 2022

My week with Elon

Twitter is filled with stupidity and insight — its users now have an overlord rich in both

Financial Times · Nov 11, 2022