Mastodon tops 10 million users

John Leonard
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Mastodon tops 10 million users
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Mastodon tops 10 million users

Defying its doubters, the upstart social media platform continues to grow

Mastodon, the federated social media platform, notched up its 10 millionth account over the weekend. Launched in October 2016 by German developer Eugen Rochko, who remains Mastodon's only paid e...

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