{"id":1724,"date":"2022-11-30T11:46:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T19:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/?p=1724"},"modified":"2022-12-17T14:20:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T22:20:56","slug":"the-fediverse-mastodon-for-twitter-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/2022\/11\/30\/the-fediverse-mastodon-for-twitter-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fediverse \u2013 Mastodon for Twitter refugees?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Fediverse<\/a>
The various platforms of the Fediverse, as well as other federated networks visualized as trees with their connections (or lack thereof) outlined.<\/em>
CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wiki (4 November 2022)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The saga of Twitter disruption continues this week. Twitter troubles. Whether you’re staying on the platform or considering moving to another service, this article is an excellent overview of distinctions and options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re active in digital social groups, does everyone pack up (all their shared messages and media) and move to Mastodon? Twitter refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 PCWorld > “How Mastodon and federated services put social networks in the people’s hands<\/a>” by Adam Taylor (Nov 30, 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2026 Mastodon is missing all the profit-centric bloat of modern social media platforms. There\u2019s no algorithm recommending you content or people to follow. Unlike Twitter or Facebook, where the goal is to keep you glued to the screen as much as possible and never leaving their website, Mastodon is just there to provide a social networking place for you to have conversations. \u2026 the point with Mastodon is to make friends, not follow brands.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Jargon<\/h5>\n\n\n\n