Twitter Alternative
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Source:@alexxu / https://blog.bytebytego.com/
Last updated
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 ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐-๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ services. It is free and ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ฌ.
Unlike Twitter, whose servers belong to the Twitter company, Mastodonโs 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 ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ - its founder Eugen Rochko. It is run by ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ 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?