Mastodon has been around since 2016 and has 804k MAU.

The platform has 57 third party apps.

The platform is decentralized and has community ran servers.

  • Ada
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    1 month ago

    Because it pretends to be different to the centralised corporate social media platforms, whilst giving the cohesive experience of a centralised platform

    • Sentient Loom
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      Best answer yet IMO. The cohesive experience is essential to the branding, and low threshold for entry.