Mastodon, a decentralized and open-source social network where several high-profile Twitter emigrants like Kathy Griffin, Stephen Fry, and Rex Chapman have already settled, has been the talk of the internet since Elon Musk formally assumed control of Twitter.
Mastodon’s cumbersome registration process is one of the main barriers to widespread adoption. The sign-up procedure is not much more challenging than opening a new email account once you have gotten over the first learning curve, though.
How can I sign up for Mastodon?
Mastodon, in contrast to Twitter, is a decentralized network made up of hundreds of websites that communicate with one another. You must register for a Mastodon account on a particular Mastodon server, or “instance,” in order to post and follow other users.
You begin by joining one particular instance of the Mastodon social network before you can begin following users and submitting messages. Each server’s registration process (if it is available) is different, although most merely call for a username, email address, and password.
However, you are not confined to merely following users and posts on that server after you have joined a Mastodon instance. Any Mastodon account linked to the greater Fediverse can be followed, favorited, reblogged, or replied to.
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