Many new people asking what Mastodon and the Fediverse actually are, and how servers connect to each other. I've tried to do a simple non-technical guide about this:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/what-is-mastodon-what-is-the-fediverse

TL:DR - The phone network lets you choose a provider and call people on other providers. Mastodon and the wider Fediverse do this for social networks.

If you prefer videos, these are useful:

"What is Mastodon?"
https://fedi.video/w/cbQE3NRw76FayQCSdb14TU

"Introducing the Fediverse"
https://videos.elenarossini.com/w/64VuNCccZNrP4u9MfgbhkN

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