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diff --git a/content/projects/mastodon.md b/content/projects/mastodon.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..180682b --- /dev/null +++ b/content/projects/mastodon.md @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +--- +title: Mastodon +language: en +translationKey: projects-mastodon +disable_feed: true +layout: project +name: Mastodon +author: Gargron +authorURL: https://zeonfederated.com/ +maintainers: + - name: Mastodon gGmbH + URL: https://joinmastodon.org/ +projectURL: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon +projectStatus: active +categories: ["software", "social network"] +tags: ["social network", "federation", "fediverse"] +--- + +*Mastodon* is a [federated][fedi] social network, with a Twitter-like +<abbr title="user interface">UI</abbr>. + +[fedi]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse + +# Features + +- Content feeds: **home** (posts from accounts you follow), **local** (public + posts from accounts on the same instance), and **federated** (public posts + from connected servers) +- Character limit: 500, which is much longer than Twitter + <abbr title="for what it's worth">fwiw</abbr> +- Customizable web UI +- Various available clients on all platforms +- Instance custom emojis +- Moderation + - Instance admins are capable of blocking contents from other servers on + different levels + - Normal members are capable of mute and block other users or instances, and + filter words +- Accounts can be exported and migrated to another server (posts are not + migrated, however) + +# Forks + +Mastodon has a few forks, the most two popular ones are [Mastodon Glitch +Edition][gs] and [hometown][ht], which provides some extra features. + +[gs]: https://github.com/glitch-soc/mastodon +[ht]: https://github.com/hometown-fork/hometown/ + +# Personal opinions + +Overall, Mastodon gives a nice and intuitive user interface. It also provides +quite flexible tools for moderating your timeline. However, this can be abused +by some instance admins who would block other instances without specific +reason, which pretty much defeats the purpose of federation. + +Mastodon doesn't support markups (the [glitch-soc][gs] fork does, +<abbr title="as far as I know">afaik</abbr>). This can be limiting if you like +embedding links into the text. For this reason, I prefer +[Pleroma][pleroma]. + +# See also + +- Guides: + - [Kev's guide][kevq] + - [joyeusenoelle's guide](https://github.com/joyeusenoelle/GuideToMastodon) + - [Göktuǧ's tips on federated social networks][cadadr] +- Mastodon instance lists: + - [joinmastodon.org endorsed list][mastodon.org] + - [instances.noct.zone](https://instances.noct.zone/) +- Other microblogging social networks: + - [Pleroma][pleroma] + - [Misskey][misskey] + +[kevq]: https://kevq.uk/how-does-mastodon-work/ +[mastodon.org]: https://joinmastodon.org/communities +[cadadr]: https://toot.cat/@cadadr/106561338340521311 +[pleroma]: /projects/pleroma/ +[misskey]: /projects/misskey/ |