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Mastodon 101: Everything you wanted to know about @MastodonProject! Editor @hawaii explains where #Mastodon came from, how it works, and how to use the web, Birdsite, and mobile app interfaces: j.mp/joinmastodon #fediverse #tutorial #tootorial

"If Twitter really wants to decentralize, it can tap into an existent ecosystem." #fediverse #mastodon #mastodonproject slate.com/technology/201…

Some of India's most influential Twitter users are looking to move to little-known network Mastodon amid an outcry over Twitter moderation methods. bbc.com/news/world-asi… #fediverse #mastodon #india

"A generous explanation is that Facebook has dangerously overcorrected for the perceived conservative bias. Or maybe the company is just trying to please its growing and increasingly engaged user base of older conservatives." mashable.com/article/facebo…

After the El Paso and Gilroy shootings, tech leaders are saying platforms must stop amplifying hate speech vox.com/recode/2019/8/… @MastodonProject #Mastodon #MastodonProject

"I thought that this lack of convenience was a flaw. Now, I understand that by being harder to use, Mastodon does a better job protecting my privacy." pcmag.com/commentary/368… @mastodonproject #mastodonproject #fediverse

BREAKING: Twitter has started researching whether white supremacists belong on Twitter bit.ly/2MgYFXb

News publishers, editors, journalists and content creators (whether they receive a paycheck for their work or not) now have a new platform to discuss news and news business, thanks to Ryan Ozawa...he founded Masthead, a social network for media makers. ow.ly/Nhd530oFeAM

“I want people to see the wisdom of the original vision of the web—a place where every organization, and every person, has a place to call home and an easy way to connect to others." editorandpublisher.com/a-section/look… #mediatwitter #journalism #mastodon #mastodonproject @MastodonProject

The role of Mastodon.social in the #Mastodon ecosystem: Eugen re-opens registrations for the largest English @MastodonProject instance. #fediverse

@mission_europa The largest English instance, Mastodon.social, is run by the lead developer of @Mastodonproject and has a good chance of surviving. It's closed to new users now and then. Maybe Mastodon.host? I got my start on Mastodon.technology. #Mastodon #fediverse

The #MuellerReport is in. Time to reread this @OnTheMedia guide. propub.li/2CyUlLg

@hawaii @alisoncroggon Check out @MasodonProject, @JoinDiaspora, @Pixelfed, @JoinPeerTube, and other #ActivityPub platforms across the #fediverse!

@alisoncroggon Further, there are open-source, decentralized, federated social media platforms that ban Nazis, embrace minorities and the underrepresented, and don't use algorithms to foster hate in the name of ads and shareholder value. Social media isn't evil. Corporate social media may be.

Hate is Profitable: "Terrorists are created, not born. Terrorists get their information, find their tribes, and spread their messages the same ways you and I do. And they are getting a lot of help." techspotting.com/2019/03/15/hat… #christchurch #newzealand #facebook

"Close your Twitter account, delete your old Tweets, pack your bags, and head over to Mastodon's wild world of federated microblogging." @wmaxeddy for @pcmag pcmag.com/article/364850… #mastodon #fediverse @MastodonProject

Perfect! Come on in and kick the tires!

@buch_nuke @EmericanJohnson @avocadotoastgod Curious about this. Obviously Facebook and Twitter are beholden only to shareholders, thus growth and profits, thus "engagement" and ad sales, thus fueling rage and schadenfreude. But a #Mastodon instance can be member funded, dedicated purely to a shared interest or passion.

Facebook down? Twitter got you down? Maybe it's a good time to check out @MastodonProject. Here's an invite to get into @MastheadSocial, my media-makers instance: masthead.social/invite/w7fYUXec #FacebookDown #Mastodon #fediverse

@onthemedia A debate over open platforms and dissenting political views. @editor/101726955193013695" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">masthead.social/@editor/101726…

What are you all reading/listening to this Sunday morning?

"As Twitter drowns with trolls, dictators and profit warnings, could now be the time for a co-operatively run, open source alternative?" opendemocracy.net/en/what-would-… #fediverse #mastodon #opensource #foss @MastodonProject

@podbean Aloha! I'm interested in advertising, but not across podcasts to reach listeners, but rather to reach podcasters! Do you sell sponsorships of your member email newsletters, or something similar?