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 {{Infobox |title=GoToSocial |website=docs.gotosocial.org |instance=gts.superseriousbusiness.org}}
 GoToSocial is a microblogging service and one of the [[Special:MyLanguage/What is the Fediverse?|Fediverse]]'s replacements for Twitter.<br>
-It is just a server though, without a frontend, which means you have to use Tusky or Pinafore to use it.
+It is just a server though, without a frontend, which means you have to use Tusky, Elk, or another Mastodon-compatible [[Apps|app]] to use it.
 == What does GoToSocial feel like? ==
-Since you use it with Tusky or Pinafore it feels exactly like [[Special:MyLanguage/What is Mastodon?|Mastodon]] when using one of these apps.<br>
+Since you use it with Tusky or Elk it feels exactly like [[Special:MyLanguage/What is Mastodon?|Mastodon]] when using one of these apps.<br>
 There are just a few little differences.
+Your profile and public posts also have a read-only web view which is simpler than the web view on Mastodon.
 == What are some advantages over Twitter, Mastodon & Co? ==
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 With GoToSocial you have a character limit of 5000 by default - the admin can change that.<br>
 Same goes for the default limit for poll options (6) and other limits.
+The web view loads a lot faster than on Mastodon.
+For admins, GoToSocial uses less storage, memory and other resources than Mastodon, so it can run on less powerful systems.
 {{Comparison of microblogging services}}