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+[#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/medium-mastodon/"
+[#]: author: "Sourav Rudra https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/"
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+Mastodon's Growth Continues, Medium Joins in With its New Community Platform
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+
+Another win for Mastodon's adoption! Medium launches an instance for its users.
+
+![Mastodon's Growth Continues, Medium Joins in With its New Community Platform][1]
+
+Mastodon's growth in recent times has been massive; more and more people are switching to this Twitter alternative than ever before.
+
+If you are not familiar with Mastodon, it is one of the [best mainstream social media alternatives][2] out there, potentially as a replacement for Twitter, which is **completely open-source and decentralized**.
+
+With constant changes to Twitter and last year's takeover by Elon Musk, more users have taken a keen interest in Mastodon as a platform.
+
+Vivaldi [recently launched][3] its Mastodon-powered community, and [Mozilla Foundation][4] is also considering something similar.
+
+Now, [**Medium**][5] has taken a step forward by launching a Mastodon instance.
+
+### Medium Starts a Mastodon-Powered Community
+
+In a [recent announcement][6], Medium launched its Mastodon instance at [me.dm][7], focusing on “_helping their authors, publications, and readers find a home in the Fediverse_”.
+
+The website (or Mastodon instance) aims to be a **dedicated space** for the **users of Medium.**
+
+![mastodon medium instance][8]
+
+In other words, itwill be an exclusive social network platform for Medium users.
+
+With the web platform, they are also venturing into short-form writing of 500 characters or less.
+
+The **CEO of Medium** mentions:
+
+> By contrast, Mastodon is primarily for short-form writing of 500 characters or less. Not to be overly punny: Today we are extending what we do into the short-form medium (lowercase m) with an instance on Mastodon, me.dm. Aside from being short-form, Mastodon also brings an important innovation around the concept of federation.
+
+So, it looks like Medium is testing the waters and trying something new.
+
+Probably a good thing for users who prefer bite-sized content instead of lengthy information.
+
+It can work out well for them if done correctly.
+
+**So, how can you join Medium's Mastodon platform?**
+
+> 💡 You see, initially, **only select authors and publications** will be given access to this Mastodon instance.Existing Medium users can try sending a [sign-up request][9], subject to their approval.
+
+So, if you send a signup request, you will have to wait for approval.
+
+They also **plan to invite writers and readers as an additional service****within their paid membership**.
+
+They are already working on a '**sign-up with Medium**' option for their Mastodon instance, which is supposed to make it easy to get started.
+
+On this, they mention that:
+
+> With so many Mastodon instances to choose from, we plan for me.dm to have a few important benefits out of the gate: reliable infrastructure and moderation, a short domain name to make sharing your username easier, better onboarding for new users, and an interesting local feed.
+
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+### Decentralized and Open-Source Platforms Picking Up Pace
+
+Decentralized platforms are becoming more popular than one would have expected a decade ago.
+
+The big contributing factor is the number of volatile changes/decisions taken by big tech companies forcing users to constantly adjust how/why they interact on a social media platform.
+
+With an open-source and decentralized platform, users get transparency, more data control, and more freedom.
+
+We may not have expected Mastodon as a platform to gradually become an essential part of community building for various organizations. So, it will be exciting to see what else we have in store for the near future.
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+💭 _Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below._
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+via: https://news.itsfoss.com/medium-mastodon/
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+作者：[Sourav Rudra][a]
+选题：[lkxed][b]
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+[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/
+[b]: https://github.com/lkxed
+[1]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w2000/2023/01/medium-embraces-mastodon.png
+[2]: https://itsfoss.com/mainstream-social-media-alternaives/
+[3]: https://news.itsfoss.com/vivaldi-mastodon-integration/
+[4]: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-launch-fediverse-instance-social-media-alternative/
+[5]: https://medium.com
+[6]: https://blog.medium.com/medium-embraces-mastodon-19dcb873eb11
+[7]: https://me.dm/
+[8]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/01/medium-mastodon.jpg
+[9]: https://me.dm/auth/sign_up
+[10]: https://unlocator.com/favicon.ico
+[11]: https://unlocator.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/unlocatoricon.jpg