Since Elon Musk took over as CEO of Twitter, a slow-moving shift has occurred, with users from all walks of life leaving the social platform.
Many of those users have heard of Mastodon and have either already joined or are considering joining. If you’re one of those people, you’ll quickly realise this isn’t the same as Twitter.
Yes, it looks and feels like a similar social networking service (with posts, DMs, followers, and so on), but the main difference is that Mastodon is more focused on specific “topics.” They are also found in different parts of the world.
There is, for example, a Mastodon for open-source software. Mastodon servers exist for a variety of artistic endeavours, politics, sports, gaming, LBGTQ+, academia, religion, and technology.
There are also general servers that do not have topic restrictions. In other words, the first step is to decide on which server(s) you want to create an account on.
After you’ve made your decision and created your account, you’ll have to wait to be accepted to the server (if that server has account moderation rules).
Finding People on Mastodon
The next step after logging into that server for the first time is to find people to follow.
When I first joined server, one of the first things I wanted to do was find my Twitter friends and followers.
Of course, switching between Twitter and Mastodon in a futile attempt to remember who those friends are and hoping they have the same handle as they do/did on Twitter can be a daunting task.
There is, thankfully. To be fair, this method may not work for everyone, and you may have to find those friends on your own. Before I get into the automated method, let me show you how to find followers the old-fashioned way.
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