Hundreds of thousands of Twitter users have fled the platform since Elon Musk took over last week. They’re swapping tweets for toots, on Twitter alternative, Mastodon. 

Mastodon is decentralised, meaning it's not run by one big corporation or CEO, but a bunch of servers operated by thousands of people.

Technology reporter Tim Biggs chats to audio producer Julia Carr-Catzel about  decentralised social media and its pros and cons.

Hundreds of thousands of Twitter users have fled the platform since Elon Musk took over last week. They’re swapping tweets for toots, on Twitter alternative, Mastodon. 
Mastodon is decentralised, meaning it's not run by one big corporation or CEO, but a bunch of servers operated by thousands of people.
Technology reporter Tim Biggs chats to audio producer Julia Carr-Catzel about  decentralised social media and its pros and cons.

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The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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