Mastodon has been around since 2016 and has 804k MAU.

The platform has 57 third party apps.

The platform is decentralized and has community ran servers.

  • BerinEnglish
    1441·
    1 month ago

    We’ve had this exact conversation in this community two months ago already, in case you want to back read the comments from back then. Nothing significant has changed

    To paraphrase my opinion from back then:

    • Easier onboarding, and a familiar, easier UX
    • customizable feeds you can subscribe to + starterpacks instantly give you full timelines and people to follow (and followers, if you’re in many starter packs)
    • better discoverability, and therefore higher engagement
    • stacking moderation and excellent security features (e.g. detachable quote boosts, “the nuclear block”)
    • many users who tried Mastodon first had bad experiences with “HOA”-like behavior and over-enthusiastic mods
      • S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        33·
        1 month ago

        Home Owners Association a group or people that “polices” neighbors and has a hisyory of doing shady things. But he’s referring to the actitude of “coming outta nowhere to tell you what to do” they have in common.

        • BerinEnglish
          18·
          1 month ago

          What S_H_K said, people have reported being rebuked for posting pictures without ALT-text and not CW-ing uncommon things like eye-contact or food, for example. One person notably received angry messages for posting about cutting their finger on a sheet of paper without CW. The worst accounts were of POC talking about racism they experienced and being told to put it under CW.

          • Kichae@lemmy.caEnglish
            2·
            1 month ago

            Yeah, turns out weird, hostile, anti-social nerds are weird, hostile, and anti-social, and they probably ruined our best shot at freeing the web from VC backed corporate control of communication.

    • confluence@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      Personally, I’m excited there’s a decentralized option that’s super popular. Yes, relatively very few run their own PDS, but if the main bsky instance becomes a problem for anyone, people can easily migrate.

      It’s not just data ownership either; The AT protocol supports community-built algorithms, relays, and app views.

      • Kichae@lemmy.caEnglish
        12·
        1 month ago

        The whole thing’s just a scam to off-load data storage costs to super-users. It’s sad that people are excited about it.