Mastodon is a social network currently attracting significant buzz in the tech world. A lot of its new users are part of an exodus from Twitter. But how does Mastodon differ from Twitter? It's open source, run by a non-profit, and uses a federated model. We explain why this matters and some of its downsides in this episode.
<h2>Show Notes</h2>
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<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org" rel="nofollow">Mastodon</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon_(social_network)" rel="nofollow">Mastodon on Wikipedia</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/272014/global-social-networks-ranked-by-number-of-users/" rel="nofollow">Most popular social networks worldwide as of January 2022</a> via statista</li>
<li><a href="https://pnc.st/s/kopec-explains-software/417f05f9/how-does-facebook-make-money-" rel="nofollow">Episode 71: How Does Facebook Make Money?</a></li>
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