Would you like to create posts longer than 500 characters on Mastodon?

You can have longer posts by moving your account to a server that offers longer posts. I've done a list of well-run reliable servers with larger post sizes at:

https://fedi.garden/tag/larger-post-size

If you're not sure how to move your account to a different server, there's a step-by-step guide at https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server

#FediTips #Mastodon

Mountains.social is a Mastodon server focusing on hiking, mountaineering, climbing, backpacking and the outdoors.

This server has a post size of up to 2362 characters.

https://mountains.social

You can find out more at https://mountains.social/about or contact the admin account @bergmeister

#FeaturedServer #Hiking #Mountaineering #Climbing #Backpacking #Outdoors #Mountains #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

I hope the Mastodon team can attend FediCon this summer, I know it's a long journey, but I'd seriously lose it if I was able to meet @Gargron and team in person.

I'm the biggest Mastodon fangirl, I already have some early toots that I want them to sign 😅

#FediCon #FOSDEM #Mastodon

Looking for pros/cons of joining a small Mastodon instance vs having your own instance (self or 3rd party hosted, doesn't matter for this question)

#mastodon #fediverse

Ohai.social is a fast, secure and up-to-date general Mastodon server where everyone is welcome:

https://ohai.social

You can find out more at https://ohai.social/about or contact the admin account @ohai

#FeaturedServer #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

Mentioned by @andypiper :

The Mastodon team is planning to release a universal "share" button.

(It wasn't clear to me if this was just for Mastodon servers — or if it would work with non-Mastodon servers, too. It was mentioned briefly from the audience.)

#FediDev #FediDevs #Fediverse #FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #SocialWeb #SocialWebFOSDEM #SocialWebFOSDEM2026 #Mastodon

After the nice presentations of @haubles and @andypiper, I've asked them, "How can a grassroots movement like the Fediverse compete with social networks like BlueSky that have the resources to travel to Brussels every other week?"

I also mentioned the @leavex campaign, which makes it easier for us to contact politicians and ask them to leave X and possibly join us. And how some politicians are already asking to remove their names from the group of politicians still on X.

I'm glad I could meet @_elena again and discuss these issues.

#FOSDEM #Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialMedia #EU #Democracy

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Slide a a presentation: Our vision A human-centred social.web that serves the common good

We are excited to share that we are beginning work on a new onboarding experiment for #Mastodon: Default Server Recommendations.

Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this experiment on our iOS and Android apps only to start.

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#Loops has entered #beta with #ActivityPub support, allowing users to connect with creators across the #fediverse. This means users can follow and interact with creators on platforms like #Mastodon and #Pixelfed, and vice versa. Loops has implemented several technical features to ensure smooth federation, including a shared inbox, HTTP signatures, and smart content representation. https://blog.joinloops.org/loops-joins-the-fediverse/?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News