About Mastodon
Mastodon is a decentralised, open-source social network developed by Mastodon gGmbH, based in Berlin, Germany. Built on the open ActivityPub protocol, it consists of a federation of independent, interconnected servers (instances). Mastodon serves as a privacy-friendly alternative to Twitter/X. Use is free; instances can also be self-hosted.
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European alternatives to Twitter / X
Twitter, rebranded as X in 2023, is a US microblogging and social media service founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was acquired by Elon Musk in 2022 for $44 billion. The service enables posting short texts, images, and videos and is free, with an optional paid X Premium subscription.
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Country
Germany
- Region EU
- EU hosted ✅
- Open source ✅
- Free plan ✅
- Category Social Media
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