Mastodon MigrationFeb 28, 2023

#MastodonNews Feb 27, 2023

More Mammoth news...

TechCrunch: Mammoth is a free Mastodon app for iOS that makes it easier to get started >>> https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/27/mammoth-is-a-free-mastodon-app-for-ios-that-makes-it-easier-to-get-started/

A new Mastodon app called Mammoth has already gained 10,000 downloads in the first few days of its availability on the App Store.

"Simply: we want to contribute to Mastodon having 10m active users, then 100m. It’s early days still, and we don’t want to do anything that slows down adoption,”

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Show threadMastodon MigrationFeb 28, 2023

Update:

While "free" it seems that Mammoth [edit: encourages] users to register on their instance moth.social. They present this as "simplifying" sign-up, but some counter this is antithetical to the decentralized nature of the fediverse.

While currently "free" at some point this will change to a subscription model: "Therefore, we likely will have a subscription, but it won’t stop you from enjoying the app if you’re not paying. We don’t have all the details or the timing figured out yet.”

Show threadPhillip Winn

@mastodonmigration Huh? I didn’t sign up for any new account, just switched to login view and told it my existing account. Later I told it about a second alt account I have.

Nothing is required, I’m not sure why everybody in this thread is rushing to judgement without verifying. The UI seemed pretty normal to me. Like many apps it starts in new user mode.

Feb 28, 2023 at 1:25pmWeb