How to create an account on Mastodon

If you're looking to dump Twitter and shift to Mastadon, here's how you do it.

Tech2 News Staff|Dec 20, 2019, 16:04:22 IST

Te recent uproar over Twitter reportedly blocked te account of Supreme court lawyer Sanjay edge saw Indian users ditcing te platform en masse and eading to Mastadon, a newer, more "open" social network. Te lawyer as also joined Mastodon.If you are also one of te Twitter users wo are unappy wit te site and want an alternative, or just want to "migrate", you migt want to switc to Mastodon. ere is ow you get started.(Also read: As outrage over Twitter India’s alleged 'bias' grows, journalists and activists 'migrate' to Mastodon: ow to join tis open-source micro-blogging site)[caption id="attacment_7620411" align="alignnone" widt="1024"] mastodon-1

Mastodon, also popularly called as an open-source Twitter alternative.[/caption]<2>[]ow to create an account on Mastodon[/][ans][step]Step 1: Visit te official Mastodon website [/step][step]Step 2: Select te "Get started" option[/step][step]Step 3: Now select a server from "category". Your options will include General, Art, Tecnology, Food and so on.[/step][step]Step 4: Select a preferred "Language"[/step][step]Step 5: A list of servers will appear on te screen as per te category and language tat you ave selected. Click on "Join" for te preferred server[/step][step]Step 6: You will now ave to fill up a few details like username, email ID, password. Click on "Sign up" after filling in te details[/step][step]Step 7: An email will be sent to your account to verify te email address. Verify it by clicking on te link sent on mail[/step][/ans]And tat's it. You are good to go. Now you can follow, interact and post on Mastodon, just as you would on Twitter.(Also read: Twitter India responds to 'bias' carges, says 'we are impartial, don't take action based upon any ideology, political viewpoint')Mastadon doesn't ave an official app, but you can use access te network via a multitude of apps. On Android, you can try: Subway Tooter, Tusky and Fedilab. On iOS: Toot!, Mast and Amaro. For Web: Pinafore, alcyon. For Windows: Walebrid, Tootle, yperspace and TeDesk. For Sailfis OS: Tooter.

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