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Trunk & Tidbits, June 2025

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/07/trunk-tidbits-june-2025/

Published: July 15, 2025 00:00

It was another busy month in June, as we moved into the final stretch of the 4.4 release process. We also covered a lot of events during the month. Here’s what was happening. Team We welcomed Imani to the team, as our new designer. Very excited to have…

Mastodon 4.4

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/07/mastodon-4.4/

Published: July 8, 2025 00:00

Mastodon 4.4 is here, bringing you new ways to showcase yourself, manage your growing network, and enjoy what’s in your timeline. Administrators and moderators also gain new tools for keeping communities safe. As always, if you use mastodon.social, you may…

Mastodon 4.4 for Developers

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/07/mastodon-4-4-for-devs/

Published: July 1, 2025 00:00

Mastodon 4.4 is just around the corner: the release candidate is now available, and the final release should be coming along very soon. Just before the final version arrives, we wanted to shine a spotlight on some of the new features and changes that will…

Mastodon is a digital public good

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/06/mastodon-dpga/

Published: June 18, 2025 00:00

This week is UN Open Source Week, and we’re happy to share that today, Mastodon was added to the Digital Public Goods Alliance’s DPG Registry. A goal of the DPGA is to promote digital public goods in order to create a more equitable world. Being recognised…

Mastodon in 2025

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/06/mastodon-2025/

Published: June 17, 2025 00:00

We’re already well into 2025, and it has been a huge start to the year for Mastodon. We want to bring you an overdue update on exactly what we’re working on, from a strategic perspective. Mastodon’s mission is to ensure that our online social spaces belong…

Trunk & Tidbits, May 2025

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/06/trunk-tidbits-may-2025/

Published: June 10, 2025 00:00

Hello again! Thank you for reading our monthly engineering team update, we’re happy to share what we’ve been working on. Events We had a busy May, with several events that we participated in, or organized. The biggest one was re:publica in Berlin, where…

Updating some legal features

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/05/legal-features-updates/

Published: May 23, 2025 00:00

Mastodon’s core purpose is to connect you with your friends and communities, to have conversations that matter to you. Communities need some ground rules; and, on the internet, we also need to be aware of any regulations that are relevant where our…

Trunk & Tidbits, April 2025

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/05/trunk-tidbits-april-2025/

Published: May 7, 2025 00:00

This edition of Trunk & Tidbits marks the one year anniversary of our monthly development updates 🎉 Back at the beginning of 2024, we discussed how regular communication needed to be a part of our team’s culture, as a commitment to the people who help to…

Evolving the Team

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/05/evolving-the-team/

Published: May 1, 2025 00:00

As Mastodon continues to evolve and grow, we’re excited to announce several changes to our team (and also, to offer a brief update on our restructuring). Restructuring Progress We’re currently forming a new foundation in Europe as a new home for the…

Trunk & Tidbits, March 2025

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/04/trunk-tidbits-march-2025/

Published: April 7, 2025 00:00

Greetings! We’re back, with our monthly update from the Mastodon engineering team. Remember how last month was a bit lighter for news? Well, this time, we are making up for it and have a lot to share! Take a look below for team updates, some significant…