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Mastodon has been around since 2016 and has 804k MAU.

The platform has 57 third party apps.

The platform is decentralized and has community ran servers.

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[-] ada 87 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Because it pretends to be different to the centralised corporate social media platforms, whilst giving the cohesive experience of a centralised platform

[-] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 month ago

Best answer yet IMO. The cohesive experience is essential to the branding, and low threshold for entry.

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