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We're building a free, open-source, decentralised social network that gives people back control over their data and their reach.

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@clarmso thanks for the contribution!
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
We just edited this post to add the “New timeline settings" paragraph, which we forgot initially.
In 4.5, administrators will be able to disable some (or all) live feeds, with a different setting for visitors and authenticated users. We added new attributes to the server configuration so clients […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
@Perrin42 We recently added a setting that moves the quote button under the 3 dot menu on the post, restoring the previous behaviour for the boost button.
You can configure this in Preferences > Appearance > Enable quick boosting
October 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
We just released Mastodon 4.4.7.

It fixes a bug with moderation warning e-mails, introduced in 4.4.6.

Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub release page: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.7

#mastoadmin
Release v4.4.7 · mastodon/mastodon
Upgrade overview For more information, view the complete release notes and scroll down to the upgrade instructions section. Changelog Fixed Fix forwarder being called with nil status when quote po...
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October 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
We also want to extend a special thanks to @kissane who helped us articulate our values and overall direction for Quote Posts, and Trust & Safety more broadly.

We had great input from @mergesort that also helped to shape our thinking around how to implement the feature.

Finally, we want to […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
September 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We wanted to share a special thanks with the community members who were instrumental in the design of quote posts.

First, @mekkaokereke whose feedback and guidance helped us iterate on Quote Posts to make them safer and more inclusive. Thank you Mekka!
September 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
@untilted The ability to quote posts is coming in Mastodon 4.5, our next major version. We are planning to release it next month.
September 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM