Mastodon #research π
Did you know that active users on Mastodon have been declining after an initial surge in October 2022 aka the big Twitter migration? π¦
In my master thesis, Iβm exploring reasons for this, like the challenges of #moderation on growing instances and lower engagement compared to other social networks. What do you think is causing this decline? Let me know! π¬
Source of data and image π·: @erickhun
El Duvelle
in reply to Stefko • • •I think the reasons can be summarised as: the most important reason for people to stay on Mastodon is that they prefer a nonprofit, federated system to the other systems - regardless of how easy the system is to use.
However, the reason most people join Mastodon is that they want to communicate with as many people as possible in a way that is as intuitive as possible.
So many people join, but do not really get what they were looking for (the ease of use and the reach), so they leave, except the ones who are into the nonprofit and federated aspects.
I regularly ask people on here what are the problems with Masto, the thing is we know what they are, but they are not really getting fixed:
- neuromatch.social/@elduvelle/1…;
- neuromatch.social/@elduvelle/1…
... Show more...I think the reasons can be summarised as: the most important reason for people to stay on Mastodon is that they prefer a nonprofit, federated system to the other systems - regardless of how easy the system is to use.
However, the reason most people join Mastodon is that they want to communicate with as many people as possible in a way that is as intuitive as possible.
So many people join, but do not really get what they were looking for (the ease of use and the reach), so they leave, except the ones who are into the nonprofit and federated aspects.
I regularly ask people on here what are the problems with Masto, the thing is we know what they are, but they are not really getting fixed:
PS: I also do lists of the Good things on #Mastodon, for example: neuromatch.social/@elduvelle/1β¦
El Duvelle (@elduvelle@neuromatch.social)
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2024-11-11 15:20:37
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