Mastodon The European alternative to Twitter/X / Facebook

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Decentralized federated social network without algorithms and advertising from Germany

Germany Social Media instead of Twitter/X / Facebook

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About Mastodon

Mastodon is a decentralized social network in the Fediverse, developed by Mastodon gGmbH in Berlin. Unlike Twitter/X, there are no algorithm-driven feeds, no advertising and no centralized data control – users choose an instance and communicate across all instances.

Highlights

✓ No algorithms – chronological feed, full control
✓ No advertising and no tracking
✓ Federated network: 12+ million users on thousands of instances
✓ Open source and self-hostable
✓ Non-profit (Mastodon gGmbH) – no investor pressure

Why European?

→ Mastodon gGmbH in Berlin – German non-profit under EU data protection law
→ GDPR-compliant: data stays on the chosen instance
→ No CLOUD Act, no US corporation, no centralized data storage
→ Funded by donations – no commercial interests

Pricing

Free (open source, donation-based) · Self-hosting possible

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