What is this social media platform, and why are people signing up?
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeWith the recent upheaval at Twitter since entrepreneur Elon Musk took over, some users have been leaving the platform, and one name keeps coming up as their new social media stomping ground – Mastodon.It’s not an extinct animal, nor a heavy metal band, but rather software that pulls together different “servers” operated by thousands of people and organisations. It also has a language of its own – including “toots” rather than tweets.As Mastodon snatches 230,000 more…