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What is 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 service?

The diagram below shows a comparison between Twitter and Mastodon.

It is said that Trump's new social media platform Truth Social was using the Mastodon.

Mastodon runs 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 services. It is free and 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐬.

Unlike Twitter, whose servers belong to the Twitter company, Mastodon’s servers do not belong to any company. Its network is composed of servers (instances) from different organizations.

When users register, they must choose a server to start with. Since the servers sync up, users can still receive updates from other servers.

Because the network is run by volunteers, the company has 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞 - its founder Eugen Rochko. It is run by 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 and is now supported by 3500 people.

Over to you: Decentralized social networks can be controversial. What do you think the future of network networks will be?