{"id":434189,"date":"2022-04-19T20:57:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T17:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hate-musk-mastodons-decentralized-twitter-just-launched-on-android\/"},"modified":"2022-04-19T20:57:35","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T17:57:35","slug":"hate-musk-mastodons-decentralized-twitter-just-launched-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hate-musk-mastodons-decentralized-twitter-just-launched-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hate Musk? Mastodon\u2019s \u2018decentralized Twitter\u2019 just launched on Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ed9282eea8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ed9282eea8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hate-musk-mastodons-decentralized-twitter-just-launched-on-android\/#%E2%80%9CHate_Musk_Mastodons_%E2%80%98decentralized_Twitter_just_launched_on_Android%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Hate Musk? Mastodon\u2019s \u2018decentralized Twitter\u2019 just launched on Android&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hate-musk-mastodons-decentralized-twitter-just-launched-on-android\/#What_is_Mastodon\" >What is Mastodon?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hate-musk-mastodons-decentralized-twitter-just-launched-on-android\/#Whats_the_apps_future\" >What\u2019s the app\u2019s future?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHate_Musk_Mastodons_%E2%80%98decentralized_Twitter_just_launched_on_Android%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Hate Musk? Mastodon\u2019s \u2018decentralized Twitter\u2019 just launched on Android&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2022%2F04%2FUntitled-design-6.jpg&amp;signature=484fda87ef43cb9fdc72b12904f54458\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                            Elon Musk\u2019s bid to buy <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> has divided the platform\u2019s users. While fans crave his business acumen and free speech absolutism, critics renounce his biases and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/free-speech-absolutist-elon-musk-censors-employees-critics-2022-3\">record of censorship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The simmering discontent at Twitter has sparked a wave of interest in decentralized alternatives. Advocates say the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach will shift control from central governance to users.<\/p>\n<p>A prominent proponent of the model is Mastodon. The open-source social network this week capitalized on a surge of interest by launching <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=org.joinmastodon.android&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\">a free Android app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Mastodon\"><\/span>What is Mastodon?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mastodon consists of independent communities spread across different servers, which means no single company \u2014 or billionaire \u2014 can control them.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, anyone can create and run their own version of Mastodon with its own set of rules. Each is then owned, operated, and moderated by the community that made them, but members can still follow users of other servers.<\/p>\n<p>Mastodon says that this approach means the network can\u2019t go bankrupt, get sold, or be blocked by governments.<\/p>\n<p>The costs of running the network are offset by crowdfunding and volunteers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At Mastodon, we present a vision of social media that cannot be bought and owned by any billionaire. Your ability to communicate online should not be at the whims of a single commercial company!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mastodon (@joinmastodon) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joinmastodon\/status\/1514573864944209924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another compelling difference from Twitter is Mastodon\u2019s feed, which is chronological, ad-free, and non-algorithmic.<\/p>\n<p>The social network also offers anti-abuse tools that users can deploy as they see fit.<\/p>\n<p>Free speech absolutists, however, may balk at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/about\/more\">Mastodon\u2019s code of conduct<\/a>, which prohibits a broad range of bigotry.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_apps_future\"><\/span>What\u2019s the app\u2019s future?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mastodon already had an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/joinmastodon.org\/apps\">iPhone app, web version, and several third-party services<\/a>, but Android users were cruelly overlooked until now.<\/p>\n<p>I gave the new app a spin \u2014 and was fairly impressed by the potential.<\/p>\n<p>The platform combines an interface that apes Twitter with federated communities that are more evocative of subreddits.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s straightforward to use and the UX seems smooth, but it\u2019s fairly drab in appearance and lacks some of the bird app\u2019s features.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest issue, however, is the quantity of content. While Mastodon says it has more than 4.4 million users, the Android app remains pretty desolate for now.<\/p>\n<p>The project should attract more Musk haters and decentralization fans, but it may soon face competition from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IOHK_Charles\/status\/1514707087128997890\">big-money<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/twitter-funded-social-media-project-bluesky-adds-jack-dorsey-board-2022-02-08\/\">rivals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Mastodon\u2019s future looks brighter than that of Donald Trump\u2019s Twitter knock-off \u2014 which even the former president <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2022\/mar\/16\/truth-social-donald-trump-failing-anti-twitter-platform\">can\u2019t be bothered to use<\/a>.\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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