News and Research articles on Mastodon

Labour pains: Content moderation challenges in Mastodon growth

Charlotte Spencer-Smith, University of Klagenfurt
Tales Tomaz, University of Salzburg
PUBLISHED ON: 31 Mar 2025 DOI: 10.14763/2025.1.1831

Mastodon growth after mass user switching from Twitter posed many challenges to content moderation, but responses have varied in Mastodon communities, differing from a top-down approach as in corporate social media.