Mastodon

Mastodon is a decentralized social network (the fediverse) where each server is independent and interconnected. By hosting your own instance, you set the community rules and no algorithm controls your feed.

Project summary: Federated microblogging server.

Official site ↗ Source code

Stars: 50,053
License: AGPL-3.0
Platform: Ruby
Version: v4.6.0

Communication - Social Networks and Forums

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