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About Mastodon

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Discover how Mastodon's 2016 launch combined open-source freedom with a slick interface to challenge Twitter.
This episode explores Mastodon as a decentralized alternative to Twitter, tracing its history from its 2016 launch to growth spurts in 2017 and 2022 driven by Twitter controversies. It explains how Mastodon's federated server system works, its open-source nature, and compares its user patterns to Twitter's early days.

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A plain-English guide to Mastodon’s servers, standards, and moderation.

This episode makes Mastodon feel concrete instead of abstract. It walks through who runs the code, which standard it uses, and how server by server rules shape the experience.

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