And it is the goal to keep Mastodon as a non-profit platform.Īnd as far as finding your "instance," you can join communities broken down on regional specifics, through LGBTQ+ and through specialty interests such as art, music, activism, gaming, technology, humor, food and more. These "instances" are often crowdfunded rather than financed, and as it is decentralized, the "instance" can't be sold or blocked by governments. It's described as an "open sourced social network similar to Twitter, users can make profiles, send messages and user videos and of course follow other uses." Users are allowed to message with a 500 character limit and it comes with a feed that is chronological, ad-free and utilizes a non-algorithmic approach.Īs for how it works, instead of a company running things, each person is allowed to create their own server and each server is called an "instance." Anyone can create their own "instance" with their own set of rules that operates by the community that sets the standards. So what exactly is Mastodon and why are people showing such interest in it? Well, as it is a decentralized social network, there is no one server or no company owning it.
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