Twitter has been around for more than a decade and it has over 300 million active users. The platform provides an excellent way for people to share their thoughts and ideas.

However, as the site grows older, its issues grow worse. The company has struggled with harassment and hate speech on the site for years now. It also faces problems with fake news and bots that can influence public opinion through misinformation or propaganda.

These issues have caused many people to leave Twitter in favor of other social media platforms like Mastodon.

What is Mastodon?

Mastodon is a free, open-source social network. It is decentralized and federated, meaning it doesn't rely on advertising or data mining for revenue.

It was created in 2016 by Eugen Rochko and has been under active development since then. There are different types of nodes, called "instances," that work together to form the whole Mastodon network. These instances are all independent and self-hosted with their own rules and policies on how they operate.

It can be joined by other nodes as long as they follow the same protocol, which is called "federation."

Mastodon was created in response to what some people saw as Twitter's increasingly toxic environment. And, it is often called "Twitter without the BS" because its interface is clean and simple, with no ads or clutter.

Here's everything you need to know about making the switch from Twitter to Mastodon.

How to join Mastodon?

Mastodon is available in the form of a web application or as a client application for Android, iOS, Windows and other operating systems.

The best way to join Mastodon is to download the Mastodon app from the Play Store or Apple Store. You can also visit the website and register using your email address.

The next step would be to create an account with a username and password. After that, you will be asked to provide an email address again, which will help recover the account if you forget your password in the future.

You will then be taken to your profile page, where you can edit the information. Once finished, click "save changes" at the bottom of the screen. Finally, click on "join community" from the drop-down menu.

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Features of Mastodon

Mastodon has some features that are not found in other social networks like Facebook or Twitter. The most important one is that people can post status updates of up to 500 characters, which makes it more similar to blogging platforms like WordPress and Medium. Users can also post images, videos and links directly on their profile or feed.

There are many other features:

  • Unlimited public and private posts
  • No character limits on direct messages
  • One can create posts with different privacy levels (public, unlisted and private)
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