An organization called Newsmast is introducing a new approach to decentralized social media with the launch of an updated version of its Mastodon mobile
It’s basically that, but with what sounds like some functionality to make them easier to create and find for users of their app/server/API.
The couple I’ve seen boost my posts in the wild seemed more like bot accounts that just boosted what they saw in the hashtags I used, but it sounds like some of them are probably a bit more curated.
What to the hairy elephants think about this? At first glance I don’t see the need and it smells like corporate dredging to me…?
Have you ever followed a group account?
It’s basically that, but with what sounds like some functionality to make them easier to create and find for users of their app/server/API.
The couple I’ve seen boost my posts in the wild seemed more like bot accounts that just boosted what they saw in the hashtags I used, but it sounds like some of them are probably a bit more curated.
It just seems like activitypub being used the way it was intended to.
Also, this seems to be owned by a UK registered charity. So I’m not sure what exactly is meant by corporate dredging.