O que é Mastodon?

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Mastodon logotipo
Mastodon
Site joinmastodon.org
Instância oficial mastodon.social
Instância oficial 2 mastodon.online
Lista de casos fediverse.observer
Conta Mastodon @mastodon

Mastodon is a microblogging platform and one of the Fediverse's replacements for Twitter.

Como é usar o Mastodon?

Mastodon é muito semelhante ao Twitter®.
É possível escrever mensagens, imagens, vídeos, áudios, imagem/vídeo/áudio descrições, aviso de conteúdo e enquetes. Essas postagens são chamadas por usuários brasileiros como "tutes", do inglês toot.
Você ainda consegue marcar outros usuários em seus tutes e enviar tutes privados.
É possível usar hashtags e encontrar outras postagens baseadas nisso.

Quais as vantagens em relação ao Twitter®?

With Mastodon you can post longer posts - usually 500 characters, though some instances have even larger character limits.
There is no algorithm deciding what you get to see and what not, but the feed is chronological and based on who you follow and what the people you follow boost.
On Twitter & Co the algorithm doesn't necessarily show you what you want to see, but amplifies hate and controversy, to keep you watching ads as long as possible.
If you have a lot of followers on Twitter expect to have a narrower reach on Mastodon, but the people who follow you are usually more happy to interact with you in a meaningful way.

Comparison of microblogging services
Twitter Mastodon Ecko Pleroma GNU Social Misskey
character limit 280 500 admin decision
feed algorithmic chronological
reach far familiar

What are some limitations?

With all the advantages, like Twitter, Mastodon still has some limitations.

Some things that are fixed and the admins can't change for their instances:

  • character limit (500)
  • poll options (4)
  • profile fields (4)
  • max number of pinned posts (5)

Other limitations:

  • you can't follow hashtags
  • you can't edit your posts (only delete and redraft them)

What are Mastodon forks and why use them?

A fork is a derivative software. So Mastodon forks are software based on Mastodon.
They look and feel mostly like Mastodon, but some have some extra features that e.g. address some of the limitations mentioned above.

Mastodon Ecko Cordigon Fedibird Glitch-Soc Hometown Smalltown
editable character limit ✖️ ✔️ with config file ✖️ with config file ✖️ with config file
editable poll options ✖️ ✔️ ✖️ ✖️ with config file ✖️ ✖️
local posts ✖️ ✔️ ✖️ ✖️ ✖️ ✔️ ✖️
changeable favicon via terminal ✔️ via terminal via terminal via terminal via terminal via terminal
ex-/importable blocklist ✖️ ✔️ ✖️ ✖️ ✖️ ✖️ ✖️
Installable via YunoHost not currently ✔️ ✖️ ✖️ ✔️ ✖️ ✖️

Ecko

Main artilce: What is Ecko?

Ecko is a Mastodon fork that has a lot of cool features.
Admins can change the limits on post characters, poll options & profile fields.
So on an Ecko instance you might e.g. have a 5000 character limit for posts and can create polls with 10 options.

Furthermore local posts are possible. Meaning posts only other users of the same instance can see. This might strengthen the community spirit.

Further Reading

External Links

Main article: Mastodon weblinks

Guides