Hello to all the new folks who have recently left #twitter and joined #mastodon - there’s lots to learn when starting any new platform, but one piece of advice I’ll toss out there is that you aren’t locked into any one mobile app!

For iOS, there is the “official” Mastodon app which is… ehhh (in my opinion). It can be worth trying out some of the various options and finding what works best for you. I have really enjoyed using one called Metatext: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/metatext/id1523996615

"You might say, 'That’s not free speech anymore. You can’t just change the definition of a core tenet of our democracy based on how you, personally, feel affected by it.'

And to that, I would say: 'You are no longer allowed to speak, according to the latest update I just made to the meaning of free speech.'"

#twitter #twitterPurge #freeSpeech

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-believe-in-free-speech-so-long-as-i-get-to-change-what-free-speech-means-to-whatever-i-want