Joining Mastodon: Jeff Jarvis on What You Need to Know About the Twitter Alternative

As journalists and other users stampede from Twitter under Elon Musk, many are joining Mastodon.

So what exactly is Mastodon, how do you use it — and why should you try it?

See below as Newmark J-School Prof. Jeff Jarvis breaks down how to join Mastodon, how this federated social-media system — the Fediverse — works, and how it could affect journalism and media.