Labour pains: Content moderation challenges in Mastodon growth

2025/03/31 by Charlotte Spencer-Smith, Tales Tomaz · 1 voice · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Psychology · #Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies #Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior #Human-Animal Interaction Studies

paper · doi:10.14763/2025.1.1831

openalex publication_date 2025/03/31 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

Mastodon growth after mass user switching from Twitter posed many challenges to content moderation, but responses have varied in Mastodon communities, differing from a top-down approach as in corporate social media.

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• [New paper] Mastodon's rapid growth has exposed the decentralised, algorithm-free network to significant challenges. Charlotte Spencer-Smith & @talestomaz.bsky.social suggest paths for the platform to [bsky, 4 points, 0 comments]

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