Mastodon’s weaknesses and how to fix them

As a web developer, I love Mastodon:

Since Twitter became X, there are enough web dev people here.
I’m happy with the web app – it even has several nice touches where it is better than Twitter.
I’m not locked into an ecosystem that is controlled by a …


This content originally appeared on 2ality – JavaScript and more and was authored by Dr. Axel Rauschmayer

As a web developer, I love Mastodon:

  • Since Twitter became X, there are enough web dev people here.
  • I’m happy with the web app – it even has several nice touches where it is better than Twitter.
  • I’m not locked into an ecosystem that is controlled by a single company.

That being said, Mastodon still has several major weaknesses. In this blog post, I collect those and explain what’s being done to fix them. It is not meant to be exhaustive: If there is a weakness that affects you and isn’t mentioned here, then please let us know in the comments.


This content originally appeared on 2ality – JavaScript and more and was authored by Dr. Axel Rauschmayer


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