Twitter Blocks Users From Sharing Mastodon Links

Twitter has blocked its users from sharing some links to its social media rival Mastodon.

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Mastodon is divided into groups, called servers, based on many topics including the UK, snooker, and security.

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Twitter has blocked links to some of the largest servers which users would join, including the most popular "social" channel.

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And Twitter is also stopping users from adding links to their Mastodon account in their bios - calling them "malware".

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There is absolutely no evidence to support the suggestion that Mastodon contains malware - malicious software that can harm your device.

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Mastodon said it gained hundreds of thousands of users in November, with some Twitter users seeking alternative platforms.

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