Mastodon

Our mission is to connect the world through thriving online communities.

This is the primary account for the Mastodon project.

For technical software updates, follow @MastodonEngineering

For news and updates on the Mastodon servers that we operate (like this one!), follow @staff

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2026-04-30 16:01:58 UTC

We're sharing that Andy Piper has decided to move on from #Mastodon after three years. We’re grateful for the impact Andy had; his numerous contributions will not be forgotten.
@nprofile…6pqf joined as DevRel Lead and later became Head of Comms. Andy was integral promoting our mission on stages all over the world and helped lay the groundwork for key areas like developer relations and public relations at Mastodon. Thank you for being part of our team, Andy, and we wish you all the best!

2026-04-29 18:40:55 UTC

You heard it here first: Mastodon 5.0 (eta Fall 2026) will introduce major improvements to the core user experience. We're making Mastodon the most human-centred software on the #SocialWeb.
That’s where you come in.
Discovery Week 🗓️ 11-15 May 2026
Join our Head of Design @nprofile…nhrn for a jam-packed 5 day sprint inviting stakeholders from within and beyond Mastodon to weigh in on the future of the product.
See how you can get involved and contribute: https://app.hi.events/events/6360/mastodon-design-team

2026-04-14 11:01:34 UTC

We’re happy to share that Mastodon has been awarded a service agreement from the Sovereign Tech Fund @nprofile…3kw2 🎉
This covers five major initiatives through 2026 and 2027. We are very grateful for this support. Read about the details in our blog post.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/sovereign-tech-agency-funding/

2026-04-10 12:38:04 UTC

Some new t-shirt and pin designs are available in our store, and you can also get free downloadable posters to help to spread Mastodon!
#mastodon #merchtodon
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/new-t-shirts-pins-and-posters/

2026-04-09 13:13:30 UTC

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In a new blog post, @nprofile…nhrn provides a deeper dive into the design process for Collections, and explains what we’ve included (and things that are left out) for the first release. We’ll be enabling this feature on mastodon.social next week, and rolling it out more widely in Mastodon 4.6 very soon. We’re excited to hear what you think!
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/designing-collections/

2026-04-09 13:13:03 UTC

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The initial release will be a starting point, while we learn from your feedback. The early focus is on creating Collections, with search and additional discovery options to come later. There are a few choices we’ve made (on size, following, etc) that we expect to revisit.

2026-04-09 13:12:50 UTC

We’re ready to show you a new feature coming in Mastodon 4.6 - Collections. These are a way for people on Mastodon to curate and share bundles of accounts that they’d recommend to others, to help find connections and grow their network more quickly.

2026-03-27 16:27:02 UTC

Following on from yesterday's blog post about the new design for profiles coming in Mastodon 4.6... here is the video of @nprofile…nhrn recent talk at @nprofile…tj77 where they discuss the challenges and detailed thought that goes into the design of new features (and the redesign of existing ones). 🖌️
#FOSSBack #Mastodon #OpenSourceDesign #UX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNxpTvbTy54

2026-03-26 16:23:11 UTC

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A new Activity tab has a dropdown menu for filtering different views of information (posts, boosts, replies) so you can find the information you're interested in.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/296/394/073/505/126/original/b4455798d9208470.mp4

2026-03-26 16:21:55 UTC

Coming soon in Mastodon 4.6 - a redesigned profile page. We've used community feedback and surveys to inform these updates. Our latest blog post explains our design thinking and choices. Here are a few highlights 🧵
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/a-redesign-for-profiles/

2026-03-02 17:51:00 UTC

We've got something to Share! We hope you'll find it useful. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/a-new-share-button/

2026-03-01 13:26:32 UTC

We're holding this workshop / masterclass in Mastodon features right now - feel free to drop in to learn with us.
#nevent1q…a5s0

2026-02-27 12:10:34 UTC

This #DIDay - Sunday March 1st - we'll be online and hosting an onboarding workshop, to help folks get the most out of Mastodon. Tell your friends!
https://termine.di.day/events/0416dee7-cc7f-4e2a-aa94-ff11322daaaa

2025-12-12 20:00:51 UTC

Federation isn’t just a feature, it’s how we reject oppression by design.
In the EU, Big Centralised Tech is facing fines for selling verification and hiding ads. At Mastodon, we’re building something different: a space where no one buys influence and there simply aren't any ads.
Checks and balances are our foundation, and kindness is our compass. 🌈
A better web is possible - and it's powered by the people. Donate #SupportMastodon
https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors#donate
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/708/372/652/773/162/original/ad03ca2c514c89be.png

2025-12-09 10:44:44 UTC

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Today we are calling on institutions around the world to take control of their #DigitalSovereignty, including their social accounts. Governments should communicate directly with their citizens on open platforms, not through the mouthpiece of a corporation.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/12/the-world-needs-social-sovereignty/

2025-12-09 10:44:17 UTC

Elon Musk and X are once again proving why institutions should never rely on corporate-owned, centrally-controlled social media platforms to reach their people.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0589g0dqq7o

2025-12-05 04:01:24 UTC

The Oxford Word of the Year is "rage bait" 🙁
In a world seemingly filled with "rage bait", we're building technology that lets you connect authentically. That's why we carefully designed consent-respecting Quote Posts. Free speech isn’t about giving hate a megaphone, it’s about protecting the voices that need it most.🛡️
Mastodon’s community-driven moderation proves we can foster open dialogue and safety, without algorithms or agendas.
Donate #SupportMastodon https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors#donate
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/664/963/735/278/103/original/f87916e855113343.png

2025-11-28 17:00:22 UTC

Big tech thrives on division. Mastodon thrives with you.
Here, you’ll find local journalists 📰, libraries 📚, and grassroots movements, all sharing space on their own terms. Stand with us for a social web that amplifies voices, not outrage.
Support us to keep Mastodon community-powered. Donate #SupportMastodon
https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors#donate
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2025-11-27 11:04:58 UTC

We're happy to be in good company with other non-profits we admire, to work with WE AID to accept donations. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/mastodon-joins-forces-with-we-aid/

2025-11-24 10:34:21 UTC

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@nprofile…vs5p stickers are coming back!

2025-11-24 10:00:36 UTC

Announcing our Winter 2025 merch drop! Select from our new, smaller #plushtodon in two fresh colours; new mug designs to complete your set; or some sticker sheets (more of these, coming soon). All proceeds go towards supporting the project.
Accepting orders from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, UK, and the US.
https://shop.joinmastodon.org/collections/winter-2025-drop

2025-11-18 08:05:08 UTC

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Our Founder, @nprofile…pqg8 is stepping down from his position as CEO. He shared a reflection on his time building and growing Mastodon on our blog.
We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon team’s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here. We’re thrilled he’s staying on in an advisory capacity.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodon

2025-11-18 08:04:43 UTC

Hey everyone, we have some pretty big news to share. You might remember that we announced a big restructuring for the Mastodon team earlier this year. Today marks an important milestone in this transition.
#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb

2025-11-06 13:36:20 UTC

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Mastodon 4.5 brings Quote Post authoring features to everyone. Note that you can manage whether or how your posts are quoted by others, both globally on the new Posting Defaults page, and individually on specific posts. You can also revoke the use of a post. We wrote about this in more detail a few weeks ago: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/introducing-quote-posts/

2025-11-06 13:35:58 UTC

We’re excited to release Mastodon 4.5 into the world! Arriving just a few months after the last release, this version brings the long-awaited Quote Posts feature, along with many other goodies. Here’s a quick look (you should read our blog post for more!)
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/mastodon-4.5

2025-10-22 15:36:50 UTC

The Return of the #Plushtodon! (at the end of November, anyway...)
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/10/plushtodon-mini/

2025-10-09 13:02:43 UTC

We're excited to announce that @nprofile…803y has joined the fediverse! Their innovative implementation of ActivityPub allows you to follow updates from your favorite apps, demonstrating a new way to bring more apps to the open social web.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude for their generous donation, in support of our mission to create an open and safe social internet.
Welcome to the fediverse family, AltStore!
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/alternative-app-store-altstore-raises-6m-connects-with-the-fediverse/
#Mastodon #Fediverse #AltStore

2025-10-08 08:44:40 UTC

We’re thrilled to be bringing you a upcoming feature to help you find your people on Mastodon: Packs. (Or something… we’re still figuring out the name.)
As always, we want to build this important feature for the community WITH the community.
Read this blog post about our approach and let us know what you think!
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/10/our-ideas-about-packs/

2025-10-06 16:51:00 UTC

In June, we proposed new Terms of Service for registered users of on our mastodon.social and mastodon.online servers. We did not do enough to consider the full impact of the terms, and the community was very clear that we needed to reconsider.
We've done that over the past few months. Today, we're posting an alternative set of terms, along with an opportunity for the community to provide feedback.
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/36368

2025-10-06 15:10:26 UTC

We appreciate that certain politicians have recently admitted their naivete in entrusting the voices of their governments to corporate / for-profit social media.
To these politicians, we say: https://joinmastodon.org/hosting

2025-08-21 12:14:39 UTC

It was a big weekend for the Mastodon team at #FrOSCon in Germany.
If you're curious what we've been working on and what's coming up, as well as updates across the #Fediverse more broadly, @nprofile…jl22 provided an update in his talk, "Taking a Fresh Look at the Fediverse".
Fun fact: David was also one of the founding organisers of FrOSCon!
https://media.ccc.de/v/froscon2025-3346- taking_a_fresh_look_at_the_fediverse

2025-08-04 14:14:01 UTC

With the launch of Ghost 6.0, every publication that runs on Ghost becomes part of the #fediverse. You can follow and comment on Platformer or 404 Media articles without leaving your Mastodon feed. This is the future of social media.
Congratulations to @nprofile…m54a and all the team at Ghost!

2025-07-23 15:39:27 UTC

Over the next few days, people that have accounts on mastodon.social and mastodon.online may see a donation banner in our official mobile apps. Here's the background on this small message.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/07/a-nudge-to-fund-our-future/

2025-07-08 14:59:54 UTC

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We hope you’ll enjoy the enhancements in Mastodon 4.4, and we’re grateful for your support and feedback. We’re a small team, and we depend on your donations to continue making Mastodon better with features and updates. Please contribute to support our mission if you can.
https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors#donate

2025-07-08 14:59:41 UTC

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Mastodon 4.4 also contains the first part of our Quote Post implementation - display of incoming Quote Posts. Full support (including creation) will be part of the next version: Mastodon 4.5, coming later this year. We’re already hard at work on the next set of updates for that release.

2025-07-08 14:59:35 UTC

We’re excited to announce that Mastodon 4.4 is now generally available as an upgrade for all Mastodon servers. The update brings improvements to profiles, navigation, list management, media controls, server moderation notes, and more.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/07/mastodon-4.4

2025-06-26 10:19:29 UTC

📢 We've sat down with our artist @nprofile…zmak and created a sticker pack for @nprofile…2wc8. Now you can send cute elephants to your friends, and promote the #fediverse at the same time. We ❤️ Signal, too!
https://signal.art/addstickers/#pack_id=43a9c3e16e24b2f182e2d3e03a7e1338&pack_key=87a129905fbe7371568eef6485f93a81b7569a963bf711063bf804123a075083
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2025-05-28 09:18:32 UTC

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ICYMI, yesterday @nprofile…3wp3 was on stage talking with @nprofile…tr24 and on Monday there were two meetups all about the #Fediverse - we also brought #plushtodon to meet the fans #rp25 #rp25fedi 😃
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2025-05-28 09:07:59 UTC

Day 3 at @nprofile…m02p in Berlin - so much has happened already: great meetups, panels, and discussion about the #Fediverse! Join the panel with our CFO @nprofile…lkrz today at 16:45 on Stage 7 about "Independent social networks: how can they become mainstream?" #rp25 #mastodon #rp25fedi https://re-publica.com/de/session/unabhaengige-soziale-netzwerke-wie-koennen-sie-massentauglich-werden

2025-05-01 15:36:39 UTC

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You can also expect to see us sharing more about the project outside of the Fediverse (in places like LinkedIn or YouTube) - this is so that more people can hear about a better, decentralised and more user-oriented alternative to legacy platforms.

2025-05-01 15:34:36 UTC

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In the coming weeks, we'll be using this account to share a wider range of posts about what we're working on - events we're attending, updates from team members, and so on. You can also follow the core engineering team @nprofile…jewr and if you have an account on mastodon.social or mastodon.online (the two instances we operate) you can follow @nprofile…0f0e

2025-05-01 15:32:05 UTC

Hello! We're the team that builds and supports Mastodon, alongside the community. Today, we wanted to share an update on our organisation. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/05/evolving-the-team/

2025-01-13 10:15:27 UTC

Today Mastodon is taking another step towards its founding ideals: independence and non-profit ownership. We're transferring ownership of key assets to a new, European not-for-profit entity, ensuring our mission remains true to a decentralised social web, not corporate control. #MastodonNonProfit
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/01/the-people-should-own-the-town-square/

2024-12-02 20:29:06 UTC

We believe the internet should be a place where everyone feels safe, respected and empowered to connect.
That’s why this #GivingTuesday we’re launching a campaign to fund a vital new role at #Mastodon:
✨ Trust & Safety Lead ✨
With the recent US elections and many changes to come, protecting our community has never been more important.
We officially kick off on *Tue, Dec 3rd* but if you’d like, you can make an impact today. Thank you for your support!
https://givebutter.com/givingmastodon
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2024-10-15 15:17:20 UTC

The wait is over*—The #Mastodon stuffed toy is now available for purchase in the EU! Other regions to come later. Share your pictures with the #Plushtodon hashtag!
https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/mastodon-plushie
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2024-10-08 13:25:38 UTC

#Mastodon 4.3 is out! 🎉 We've made notifications easier to manage and improved the look and feel of the whole app across the board. And that's just the tip of the iceberg! See what you can expect once your server upgrades:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/10/mastodon-4.3/

2024-07-02 18:08:34 UTC

Today we're launching a new #Mastodon feature that will highlight writers and journalists that are active on the fediverse when their their articles are being shared.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/07/highlighting-journalism-on-mastodon/

2023-11-23 18:36:56 UTC

New #Mastodon merch is now live just in time for Black Friday! A new, cozy, winter-themed mug, tote bags, and reprints of enamel pins, t-shirts and stickers—limited stock and 20% off!
https://freshstore.co/collections/mastodon
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2023-11-22 14:38:55 UTC

Strangers offering unsolicited advice or derailing conversations should be familiar to all who use social media. In our new #Mastodon for Android update, we’re testing a new feature aimed to curb these behaviours:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/11/improving-the-quality-of-conversations-on-mastodon/

2023-09-21 17:28:25 UTC

#Mastodon 4.2 is rolling out across the social web! On our quest to make Mastodon more delightful and easy to use, we've overhauled search, sign-ups, cross-server interactions and a whole lot more:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/09/mastodon-4.2/

2023-08-11 17:01:03 UTC

New #Mastodon merch just dropped! Responsibly sourced cotton t-shirts, enamel pins, mugs, and vinyl stickers with cute, exclusive designs! Get them while they're hot and support the development of Mastodon!
https://freshstore.co/collections/mastodon
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2023-07-31 17:27:28 UTC

Following the German @npub10k4…zs4k and @npub1grh…8k9p, the BBC is giving Mastodon a go through their own server. You can now follow the official @npub1g7h…2jau and a few other accounts on social.bbc!

2023-07-21 13:44:36 UTC

From now on, updates primarily intended for app developers and server operators will be posted on 👉 @npub1dc2…r625. That's where you'll hear when a new version of the server software is out! 🐘

2023-07-02 14:36:48 UTC

⚠️ We are planning to release important security fixes for #Mastodon on July 6th, between 13:00 and 15:00 UTC. They will be available for the 4.1, 4.0 and 3.5 versions as well as a nightly release, to make the upgrade as small and painless for everyone as possible. Be ready to upgrade!