Neowin News Feed for: Fediverse

Like Wikipedia, Mastodon now shows a banner urging you to donate to keep it alive

David Uzondu — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 21:26:02 +0000

Open source projects often depend on donations to keep going. Now, Mastodon is making its need for support more visible and will start actively asking users to pitch in. Read more...

Mastodon is finally working on adding a feature that X has had for more than a decade

David Uzondu — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 20:56:01 +0000

Mastodon is finally getting a feature that platforms like Twitter (now X) have long supported, reducing the need for third-party workarounds and bringing more first-party support. Read more...

Mastodon is shifting control to a new nonprofit organization

David Uzondu — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:32:02 +0000

Mastodon has announced that "no one should own the public town square" as it hands control over to a new nonprofit. Read more...

Threads edges closer to full fediverse integration with latest update

David Uzondu — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 22:24:01 +0000

A new Threads update brings it closer to the goal of interacting with the fediverse, enhancing its cross-platform connections. Read more...

Threads Fediverse beta experience is now rolling out to over 100 countries

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:36:01 +0000

Meta is expanding the Threads Fediverse integration to more users, allowing likes and comments from other platforms. The feature, currently available in beta, is now rolling out to over 100 countries. Read more...

Meta launches Threads in the EU, tests fediverse integration

Steve Bennett — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:22:02 +0000

Meta's competitor to X (nee. Twitter), Threads, has now launched in Europe, after being initially delayed due to the introduction of the Digital Markets Act across its member states. Read more...

Mastodon's active users decline after months of steady rise

Justin Luna — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 07:16:02 +0000

Twitter alternative Mastodon amassed more than 2 million users in the past year. However, the platform has eventually started losing users, likely due to it being difficult to use. Read more...

Mastodon has amassed 2.5 million active users since Elon Musk took over Twitter

Justin Luna — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 09:42:02 +0000

Mastodon has garnered more than two million active users from October to November, according to its CEO Eugen Rechko. More journalists and organizations have also been moving to the platform. Read more...

The fediverse has gained a million new users this month, most are heading to Mastodon

Paul Hill — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 07:52:01 +0000

The fediverse has gained more than a million new users this month alone, according to data from Fediverse Observer. Unfortunately, many fediverse projects are ignored in favour of Mastodon. Read more...

Half a million people join the fediverse in November, most joining Mastodon

Paul Hill — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 02:52:01 +0000

The fediverse has seen more than 500,000 new users join so far this month. The spike in new users is largely backlash against Elon Musk taking over Twitter. Fediverse servers also increased. Read more...