Mastodon’s new Collections feature could make Fediverse discovery much easier. In 4.6, users on participating servers can create shareable bundles of recommended accounts with a description and topic hashtag. Added accounts get notified and can remove themselves. Mastodon is starting with a 25-account limit and no follow-all button.
Would you use Collections?
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/designing-collections/
#Mastodon #Fediverse #Decentralisation
As a #Mastodon newbie, I think this looks like an interesting way to discover the #fediverse but I will admit that I gave up on #bluesky a long time ago. I'm looking forward to what #Collections might bring to light for those of us who recently escaped the claws of #Meta.
@beitmenotyou That's kind of a big deal! Because the hardest part of encouraging my friends to give #Mastodon a try has definitely been selling the idea of discovery. #Meta and #X make searching for new friends or new groups so easy.
Will #Collections have links to the collection that could be shared outside of Mastodon? I'm sorry if you already covered that detail and I missed it.
@Skwerlgyrl According to the article, it may happen, but not right away, until discovery using collections works first.
Some of these features may not be implemented as promised because the developers want to evaluate their worth first.
Michael J Burgess
Skwerlgyrl