@Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 1mo ago

After publishing the results of Discovery Week, we can now give you a first sneak peak at Mastodon 5.0, our next big version. It will bring a new visual look to your screens, a refreshed and calmer layout, as well as a new composer.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/5.0-laying-the-foundation/

#mastodon #mastodon5.0

Mastodon Blog

5.0: Laying the foundation

First looks at the upcoming changes to Mastodon’s composer and navigation on web

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 1mo ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

Hannah Aubry is leaving Mastodon after her time with us as community director and board member. We’re very grateful for her contributions, ideas, and commitment to Mastodon and the fediverse. Thank you, Hannah! We wish you all the very best for what comes next.

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

Boosted by @hypebot@goingdark.social

We’re happy to share that Mastodon has been awarded a service agreement from the Sovereign Tech Fund @sovtechfund@mastodon.social 🎉 This covers five major initiatives through 2026 and 2027. We are very grateful for this support. Read about the details in our blog post. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/sovereign-tech-agency-funding/

Mastodon Blog

Sovereign Tech Agency funding

Announcing a service agreement for new work to improve Mastodon and the broader ecosystem.

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

Boosted by @tchambers@indieweb.social

We're excited to share the results from Mastodon's first #DiscoveryWeek! In case you missed it, earlier this year our Head of Design @imanijoy@mastodon.social arranged a week of workshops and surveys to get to know you, learn about your needs and wants, and discover how you're using (and want to use) Mastodon. This week was tremendously helpful for us, and we're grateful to everyone who participated. Here's what we learned: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/discovery-week-2026-what-we-learned-and-what-were-doing-next/ #Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #OpenSocial

Mastodon Blog

Discovery Week 2026: What we learned, and what we’re doing next

Reflections and outcomes from the 5-day rapid research event we held in May

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

The landing page of your Mastodon server doesn't need to look like a social media feed. As of our latest release, those running Mastodon servers can now set up a custom landing page that highlights what your server is about and showcases recent posts from local profiles. Give visitors a curated introduction to your server that actually makes sense for your community or mission. Learn more about this and other features in Mastodon 4.6: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/06/mastodon-4.6/

Mastodon Blog

Mastodon 4.6

In Mastodon 4.6, we are introducing a way to create and share curated collections of profiles. We

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 1mo ago

Here is a #FeaturedServer for 🌎 Earth, 🦎 Earthlings, and their ⚖️ Advocates...

https://earth.law/about

Earth.Law is for:
📜 Environmental lawyers & policy-makers
🦋 Conservationists & ecologists
🔬 Scientists in related fields
📚 Educators and students of environmental studies
🎤 Activists & advocates

♻️ Hosted on a dedicated server in 🇫🇮 Helsinki and recognised by the Green Web Foundation for using renewable energy.

#CommunitySpotlight #Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialWeb

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

It's time for our first Server Spotlight! We want to help people find their communities across the #fediverse so we're featuring servers here on this account. First up: The Mended Drum, a home for fans of all things Sir Terry Pratchett. It is said that if you stay on The Mended Drum long enough, you'll meet every hero on the server: https://mendeddrum.org/directory (keep an eye on your horse, though 😉) #FeaturedServer #CommunitySpotlight #Mastodon #SocialWeb #GNUTerryPratchett

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@dansup/116878877635203757 Congratulations to @dansup@mastodon.social on the new and improved fediverse.info! Make sure to check it out, and while you're at it, share it with 5 people who haven't joined the #Fediverse yet 👀

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before vs after the new https://fediverse.info is quite improved!

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

RE: @hpod16@eupolicy.social

We love to see it <3

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Hannah Grace: "Excited to announce that the @EUCommission@ec.soc…" - EUpolicy.social - A Mastodon server for the EU bubble

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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By the way, did you know you can also subscribe to Mastodon feeds via RSS? I know, right!! Check out this helpful guide from @FediTips@social.growyourown.services to learn how: https://fedi.tips/following-mastodon-and-fediverse-accounts-through-rss/

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RSS on Mastodon and the Fediverse | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 1mo ago

Today we're sharing additional guidelines about our Trade Mark Policy based on community feedback that we received.

The new guidelines, and more background about these changes, are available on our blog:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/sharing-guidelines-about-mastodons-trade-mark-policy/

#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #FediDev #MastoDev #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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A big new release after months of work is a good time to mention that #Mastodon is crowdfunded. Unlike many other platforms out there, we don’t take venture capital, we don’t sell ads, and we don’t sell your data. We rely on your donations to pay our team. Please consider chipping in: https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors#donate

joinmastodon.org

Donate to Mastodon

Donate or become a sponsor and help us build the social web for everyone!

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

RE: https://graz.social/@linos/116935715739512526 Congratulations @pfefferle@mastodon.social and @activitypub.blog, and thank you @nlnet@social.nlnet.nl and @NGIZero@mastodon.xyz for all the ways you support the #Fediverse and #SocialWeb 💝

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@linos@graz.social

There now is a poll plugin for #WordPress that has full #Fediverse support. Since a few minutes it is finally officially available on WordPress.org. https://wordpress.org/plugins/polls-for-activitypub/ Thanks to @nlnet@social.nlnet.nl and @NGIZero@mastodon.xyz for support the initial development of this piece of software. And thanks to @pfefferle@mastodon.social for his ongoing work on the WordPress ActivityPub plugin @activitypub.blog ! I am happy to receive reviews and am ready to fix stuff in case issues should arise!

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

We've got something to Share! We hope you'll find it useful. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/a-new-share-button/

Mastodon Blog

A new Share button

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

Collections let you curate, share, and discover groups of profiles, to help you find the people and content that interests you. Here's how they're different: ✅ You decide whether your profile can appear in Collections and you can remove yourself from a Collection at any time ✅ Limited to 25 profiles each, no mass-follow shortcuts, and transparency when Collection details change to keep them useful and spam-free Learn more about Collections and other features in 4.6: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/06/mastodon-4.6/

Mastodon Blog

Mastodon 4.6

In Mastodon 4.6, we are introducing a way to create and share curated collections of profiles. We

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

RE: https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas/116999079831534200 Have you taken the @iftas@mastodon.iftas.org Social Web Operations Survey yet? 🧐 There's only one day left! #Fediverse #socialWeb #MastoAdmin

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Only 2 days left to share your voice in our annual #Fediverse survey! If you run, manage, or moderate a #SocialWeb service, your anonymised and aggregated feedback goes directly to lawmakers and regulators around the world. If they don’t know our concerns, they can’t write laws that protect our mission. Help shape the policies that impact us. Take 5 minutes to share your experience: ➡️ https://tally.so/r/81MW6k

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IFTAS: "Only 2 days left to share your voice in our annua…" - IFTAS

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

Boosted by @fedicat@pc.cafe

RE: https://mastodon.social/@poleguy/116840233192142775 This is a great idea! Hey everybody, post a Collection you made or your favourite one that you've found in this thread. And don't forget to #Collections :)

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@poleguy@mastodon.social

@mackaj@mastodon.me.uk @Mastodon@mastodon.social Until there is a built in discovery feature, can I suggest people creating collections post them under a hashtag? Maybe #collections?

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poleguy looking for lost tools: "@mackaj@mastodon.me.uk @Mastodon Until there is …" - Mastodon

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· 3mo ago

The annual #SocialWeb Operations Survey from @iftas@mastodon.iftas.org is open! With over 8,000 active installs, we want the #Mastodon community's voice to be heard. Whether you're running a single-person server or a larger community hub, your feedback directly shapes the tools, resources, and advocacy IFTAS takes on. And they've rebuilt the survey on Tally this year, so it's EU-based and mobile-ready. Please take 10 minutes to complete the survey: https://tally.so/r/81MW6k

Tally Forms

2026 Social Web Operations Survey

Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

Boosted by @Gargron@mastodon.social

Replying to on mastodon.social

In a new blog post, @imanijoy@mastodon.social provides a deeper dive into the design process for Collections, and explains what we’ve included (and things that are left out) for the first release. We’ll be enabling this feature on mastodon.social next week, and rolling it out more widely in Mastodon 4.6 very soon. We’re excited to hear what you think! https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/designing-collections/

Mastodon Blog

Designing Collections

A new way to share and discover accounts on Mastodon

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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Profile editing is now a unified experience, with everything in a single view. You can also now add alt text for profile and cover photos.

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

Boosted by @Gargron@mastodon.social

Some new t-shirt and pin designs are available in our store, and you can also get free downloadable posters to help to spread Mastodon! #mastodon #merchtodon https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/new-t-shirts-pins-and-posters/

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

Following on from yesterday's blog post about the new design for profiles coming in Mastodon 4.6... here is the video of @imanijoy@mastodon.social recent talk at @fossdesign@floss.social where they discuss the challenges and detailed thought that goes into the design of new features (and the redesign of existing ones). 🖌️

#FOSSBack #Mastodon #OpenSourceDesign #UX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNxpTvbTy54

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

In today's blog post, we have @renchap@oisaur.com (with @imanijoy@mastodon.social) updating you on the project roadmap, plans, and technical direction.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/02/our-technical-direction/

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Renaud Chaput (@renchap@oisaur.com) - Oisaur

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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A new Activity tab has a dropdown menu for filtering different views of information (posts, boosts, replies) so you can find the information you're interested in.

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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There's much more to discover! Read the blog post for more information, and let us know what you think. These updates will start to appear on mastodon.social and other servers running nightly builds from today, and will be available to everyone in Mastodon 4.6, coming in a few weeks.

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· 6mo ago

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We've reworked featured hashtags, pinned posts, and custom fields to make the most important details more easily discoverable, and make better use of vertical space.

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· 5mo ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@imanijoy/116516874504739572 Join us at Discovery Week, starting in 7 days! We can't wait to hear your thoughts on the future of Mastodon's UX.

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@imanijoy@mastodon.social

I'm hosting @Mastodon@mastodon.social's first ever Discovery Week in just a few days. It's a chance for the public to weigh in on the future of online communities. We'll be discussing topics like user-controlled algorithms, trust & safety, creator tools, and more. Your input will help steer Mastodon towards a more inclusive and impactful roadmap. Non-technical folks strongly encouraged to attend, and there's an async option if you can't make the live sessions! https://app.hi.events/event/7599/mastodon-discovery-week-2026 #mastodon

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· 5mo ago

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If you want to reach someone at Mastodon, get in touch with our leadership team: @mellifluousbox @renchap @haubles @imanijoy @Gargron

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

We've just published a blog post about our time at #FOSDEM this year, in case you missed out - there's plenty to catch up on, from the session recordings.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/02/fosdem-2026-recap/

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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We're just getting started, and we want to share _your_ stories. Above all, we are a movement that puts people first. If you have an idea or want to nominate someone, please reach out to our Community Director @haubles (Private Mentions open). #Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #CommunitySpotlight

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· 6mo ago

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The initial release will be a starting point, while we learn from your feedback. The early focus is on creating Collections, with search and additional discovery options to come later. There are a few choices we’ve made (on size, following, etc) that we expect to revisit.

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 8mo ago

… and they are gone! You can still find a few (!) #plushtodon on our online store https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/mastodon-stuffed-toy-mini?variant=53632527532364

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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Sorry to hear that! The "human-centred" in our post is in reference to the design process we are using https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human-centered_design

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

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@bekopharm we know there are some great alternatives, absolutely! Feel free to use the option that works for you.

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 8mo ago

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@taylorlorenz@mastodon.social let us know how we can help - we think a lot of people are pretty tired of having their data mined, conversations sold, and commercial companies injecting inauthentic content into their timelines. Maybe that’s just us? Happy to have a chat if it would be useful.

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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Thank you for pointing that out, Pieter! We'll will be more mindful next time. [September/October/November] 2026

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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Thank you for sharing your feedback, and apologies for the geography-specific language! We will be more mindful next time. :)

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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Hey! That is absolutely our intent. The sprint is referring to the 5-days of workshops Imani is holding in May. The learnings from these workshops and surveys will be discussed, shared, and incorporated into a design for 5.0 over the course of months, with 5.0 slated to release in the Fall.

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@squirrel@norden.social @dansup@mastodon.social thank you for the tip, and for sharing it kindly!

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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If it's not loading for you now, please bookmark the link and check again soon. It looks like we're hitting a rate limit. :)

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@andypiper@macaw.social 💞

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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It should be fixed now, let us know if it's still not working. https://mastodon.scot/@gunchleoc/116489470824829283

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Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

· 8mo ago

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@misc857 it might be your location - if we are unable to ship there, the products will show unavailable. We are quite low on some things at the moment though.

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