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Can Mastodon seize the moment from Twitter?

Decoder with Nilay Patel

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The Importance of Having a Decentralized Social Network

Mastodon is a decentralized social network. The ideal system is one where there's a whole bunch of different servers, and they're roughly the same size. Unlike with Twitter, you have the option to just take your account and go somewhere else or start your own on Mastodon.

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