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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
New #Plushtodon colours now available for pre-orders on our shop! This is a way to support our work and get a squishy friend at the same time.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/10/plushtodon-pre-orders-now-open/
Hannah Aubry is leaving Mastodon after her time with us as community director and board member. We’re very grateful for her contributions, ideas, and commitment to Mastodon and the fediverse. Thank you, Hannah! We wish you all the very best for what comes next.
After publishing the results of Discovery Week, we can now give you a first sneak peak at Mastodon 5.0, our next big version. It will bring a new visual look to your screens, a refreshed and calmer layout, as well as a new composer.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/5.0-laying-the-foundation/
Here is a #FeaturedServer for 🌎 Earth, 🦎 Earthlings, and their ⚖️ Advocates...
Earth.Law is for:
📜 Environmental lawyers & policy-makers
🦋 Conservationists & ecologists
🔬 Scientists in related fields
📚 Educators and students of environmental studies
🎤 Activists & advocates
♻️ Hosted on a dedicated server in 🇫🇮 Helsinki and recognised by the Green Web Foundation for using renewable energy.
Our Community Director @haubles provided a "plain English" version too:
Today we're sharing additional guidelines about our Trade Mark Policy based on community feedback that we received.
The new guidelines, and more background about these changes, are available on our blog:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/sharing-guidelines-about-mastodons-trade-mark-policy/
#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #FediDev #MastoDev #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin
We're excited to share the results from Mastodon's first #DiscoveryWeek!
In case you missed it, earlier this year our Head of Design @imanijoy arranged a week of workshops and surveys to get to know you, learn about your needs and wants, and discover how you're using (and want to use) Mastodon.
This week was tremendously helpful for us, and we're grateful to everyone who participated.
Here's what we learned:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/discovery-week-2026-what-we-learned-and-what-were-doing-next/
RE: https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas/116999079831534200
Have you taken the @iftas Social Web Operations Survey yet? 🧐 There's only one day left!
It's time for our first Server Spotlight!
We want to help people find their communities across the #fediverse so we're featuring servers here on this account.
First up: The Mended Drum, a home for fans of all things Sir Terry Pratchett.
It is said that if you stay on The Mended Drum long enough, you'll meet every hero on the server: https://mendeddrum.org/directory
(keep an eye on your horse, though 😉)
#FeaturedServer #CommunitySpotlight #Mastodon #SocialWeb #GNUTerryPratchett
RE: https://graz.social/@linos/116935715739512526
Congratulations @pfefferle and @activitypub.blog, and thank you @nlnet and @NGIZero for all the ways you support the #Fediverse and #SocialWeb 💝
By the way, did you know you can also subscribe to Mastodon feeds via RSS? I know, right!!
Check out this helpful guide from @FediTips to learn how: https://fedi.tips/following-mastodon-and-fediverse-accounts-through-rss/
New in Mastodon 4.6: Newsletters 📬
Mastodon servers now support email newsletters, which allow people without a social web account to subscribe to your posts via email. This feature is opt-in at the server level.
We're building Mastodon for people and institutions that want independence from corporate-controlled social networks, so they can reach their audience directly wherever those people are.
Explore Mastodon 4.6's other new features: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/06/mastodon-4.6/
RE: https://mastodon.social/@dansup/116878877635203757
Congratulations to @dansup on the new and improved https://fediverse.info!
Make sure to check it out, and while you're at it, share it with 5 people who haven't joined the #Fediverse yet 👀