Just a reminder that federated, user-run social networks like Mastodon won’t leave you out to dry like tumblr’s about to. You’ll always be able to find an instance with rules you like – one that allows explicit content, bans Nazis and TERFs, etc. And if you don’t, you can MAKE one with rules you like. And you’ll still be able to interact with the larger fediverse no matter where you are
I’m going to start investigating ways to post more of my content on the fediverse and slowly start easing away from tumblr in hopes that this place finally dies. Follow me @socalledunitedstates@sunbeam.city
Mastodon(ɔ): It won’t fuck you over!
@socalledunitedstates Thanks for the info. Perhaps you can post some more about Mastodon for those who are unfamiliar like me. I just watched the about video on their website. How do you prevent the community from becoming too fragmented?
Mastodon uses the ActivityPub standard, meaning that each toot (post) has a predictable format and means of interface, and so you can see toots and follow users from other instances as if they’re your own. You can also block users on other instances, and your moderation team can silence entire instances if they get toxic
What’s even better is that Mastodon isn’t the only site that uses ActivityPub. Pleroma, Friendica, Hubzilla, Diaspora, write.as, and even the video sharing site Peertube and the audio site FunkWhale, among a growing list of others, can all interact with Mastodon in the exact same way that Mastodon interacts with itself. Far from being fragmented, the fediverse is more interconnected than anything else online!
Cool Cool. Any tips on getting started with Mastodon? How do we follow folks with weird interests?