Mastodon is introducing quote posts
6 hours ago
- #Mastodon
- #Social Media
- #Fediverse
- Mastodon is introducing quote posts to expand engagement while focusing on safety and mental health.
- Users can control quoting settings globally or per post, with options to disable or limit who can quote them.
- Quote functionality will be available on mastodon.online and mastodon.social next week, followed by Mastodon 4.5.
- Quoting is accessible via the Boost menu, with quick boost options remaining available.
- Authors can revoke quotes and change settings post-publication, with notifications for when they're quoted.
- Mastodon has developed a technical specification for consent-respecting quote posts across the Fediverse.
- Third-party apps may delay in supporting the new quote feature until updates are made.
- Feedback on quote posts can be sent to [email protected] for review.
- The feature was supported by the NGI Entrust Fund and NLNet.