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"Federation" now apparently means "DDoS yourself." Every time I do a new blog post, within a second I have over a thousand simultaneous hits of that URL on my web server from unique IPs. Load goes over 100, and mariadb stops responding. The server is basically unusable for 30 to 60 seconds until the stampede of Mastodons slows down. Presumably each of those IPs is an instance, none of which ...

David Carroll shares initial thoughts based on his first couple of weeks as an Admin of a Mastodon instance in the 'Fediverse.'

La plataforma absorbe a algunos internautas desencantados con Twitter tras la compra de Elon Musk

Cientos de miles de usuarios están abriendo cuentas en Mastodon, y muchos llegan con preguntas sobre la privacidad del sistema. En el bufete de Carlos

Mastodon User Page Bookmarklet. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

The original server operated by the Mastodon gGmbH non-profit

Fully Managed Mastodon Hosting

This is not a complete write-up (far from it), but since a few people have asked, here are some barebones details of my Mastodon server. (Note: I am

The new social software is subtly designed to reduce the huge, viral surges of attention we see on Twitter

In this post you will learn how to convert your WordPress blog as an instance of Mastodon (fediverse). For example, you will be able to…

With Elon Musk’s recent purchase and takeover of Twitter, changes at the company have left researchers with concerns and wavering trust in Twitter’s ability to retain content integrity. This new lack of trust is causing users, particularly journalists, to move in large numbers to “the Fediverse," a decentralized social media network that supports networks like Mastodon, an open source software with social media features.

From my vast experience of three weeks, a guide to diving in

A conversation with Adam Davidson

L’informaticien allemand de 29 ans a créé, en 2016, le réseau social alternatif et non lucratif Mastodon, dont le nombre d’utilisateurs connaît une folle ascension à la suite du rachat de Twitter par Elon Musk.

I'm about to leave Mastodon for a few months. Not because I had a bad time, or couldn't find interesting people, or don't think the concept of a fediverse is dumb. On the contrary, I think it's great. I just have other stuff to do. But before I go, I want to share some thoughts as an ex-Twitter designer and someone who's been on Mastodon since 2018. #mastodon #twitter #ux #design #critique #hashtags #introduction 🧵

Mastodon no es solo una red social alternativa, sino un paradigma completamente distinto.

A Wordpress Plugin that automatically posts your new articles to Mastodon. The best: It is set and forget!

Mastodon is a decentralised social media platform that you can host yourself.

If you want to get people talking, you can create your own social network with Mastodon. All you need is a web domain and server to get started.

Publicación oficial de Masto Art

A raíz de la compra de Twitter por parte del empresario Elon Musk, propietario de empresas como Tesla o SpaceX, muchos…

This is a continuation of my post on enabling two-factor authentication. For users new to two-factor authentication, I highly recommend you start there. Recent versions of Mastodon allow you to add a security key as an alternate form of a second factor. What’s a security key? Basically, you can use...

This post is part of a series on Mastodon and the fediverse. We also have a post on why the fediverse will be great—if we don't screw it up, and more are on the way. You can follow EFF on Mastodon here.With so many users migrating to Mastodon as their micro-blogging service of choice, a lot of...

This post is part of a series on Mastodon and the fediverse. We also have a post on security and privacy on Mastodon, and more are on the way. You can follow EFF on Mastodon here.Something remarkable is happening. For the past two weeks, people have been leaving Twitter. Many others are reducing...

With the current uncertainty over Twitter, I'm starting to explore using Mastodon

Ante una nueva oleada migratoria usuaries de Mastodon nos cuentan su experiencia habitando una red social libre y descentralizada.