Mastodon

It seems as though something new is always brewing on the technological front!  I have been hearing about “Mastodon” for quite a while and sought to find more things about it and here they are:

1. ‘Mastodon’ is an open source decentralized network
2. You do have to make an account on any server of your choice as the vey first step
3. You can follow other people within the same server
4. You can move to another server without losing your followers
5. It is a free and open-source software
6. Each group is an “instance” (reminds me of my Java programming days :)) or “server”
7. You can post messages, videos or images
8. You can think of many such “servers” floating in the “Mastadon” space
9. You can join any “server” of your interest
10. You can join any “server” based on “Category” of your choice(Technology, General, Art, Journalism and more)
11. Each server will have its own content moderation policies and its own rules
12. You can create your own “server” too and lay your own rules
13. All “servers” are ad-free and non-algorithmic
14. Since it is decentralized, it is free from any sort of tapping or interference
15. None of the data is monitored or collected. However, all data that you type will be visible to the “server” creator(obviously! :))
16. All thoughts have a limit of 500 characters(which can be edited or deleted)
17. You can interact with members from your own “server” or from other “servers”
18. “Mastodon has stronger anti-harassment tools”

There are many smaller and finer features but the major ones are listed above… for more about “Mastodon” do visit this link..

Maybe, the most important and key take away from the “Mastodon” social network, is the ability to pass thoughts on social media without being observed by anybody thus bolstering the concept of “privacy”…