lmoroneyDec 14, 2022
My first mastodon post. What are they called anyway?
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@lmoroney It has a long history and the answer is quite interesting- https://gizmodo.com/mastodon-toot-retired-twitter-tweet-equivalent-1849786221
Mastodon Has Officially Retired the 'Toot,' Its Version of the Tweet

Not everyone is pleased with the decision to change "toot" to "publish," but many third-party apps are continuing to use the original term for posts anyway.

Gizmodo
Dec 15, 2022 at 4:16pmWeb