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by redwall_hp 2647 days ago
It's an alternate implementation of the GNU Social protocols. It's an open and federated platform (like email).
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Mastodon doesn't use [GNU Social] OStatus protocols as much anymore. Most of Mastodon federation work has moved to the ActivityPub protocol, which as in the nature of most such standards some proponents see as the natural successor to OStatus and others as an incompatible fork.