Huge changes for Mastodon

People signing up for Mastodon will no longer have to worry about what server to go to. Instead, Mastodon will now be defaulting to a server they operate. Eugen Rochko, Mastodon’s Founder and CEO, explained his reasoning for this saying that “[m]aking the onboarding process as easy as possible helps new users get past the sign-up process and more quickly engage with others.”

ZOOM OUT: The balancing act between usability and the open web is upon us. Instead of focusing on the decentralization of Mastodon, they are opting to choose something more closed.

• This follows a more centralized platform like Facebook and Twitter. Though you can change servers.
• Bluesky, Mastodon’s competitor, is also known to do something like this as well for new users.

FURTHER READING:

• A New Onboarding Experience on Mastodon
• Bluesky’s big moment
• Can ActivityPub save the internet?