The last update from Mastodon regains the application for quotation posts, renewal design

Mastodon, open source, decentralized social network that provides an alternative to the threads of Elon Musk X and Meta, Exit Number of updates with Tuesday version of Mastodon 4.4.

It is worth noting that the application takes the first steps towards carrying out a change that would bring it equally with other networks, but it may also affect the user’s behavior: it is preparing to integrate the quotation posts, or what Twitter had to call tweets.

This type of re -publication allows users to quote another person’s publication, then add two years and comments over it. On Twitter, which is now called X, adding the feature to a culture “”immersion“Where users were mocking another person by quoting a publication and responding with humor or insult. Lead to more negativity On the platform instead of encouraging conversations or health discussions.

However, the implementation of Mastodon to spread the quotation aims to implement the feature in a way that limits its ability to use it in hatred and harassment.

as The company explained earlier this yearThis will achieve this by allowing users to control whether their content can be transferred, and even allow users to withdraw their posts from the context quoted at any time. In addition, users will get notifications when someone quotes their posts.

But the quotation posts are not fully published using Mastodon 4.4.

Instead, the Foundation issues the code that supports the quotation posts, which will allow users to see the quotation signs of compatible Fediftse platforms, including future MASTODON versions.

Users will not actually quote the posts until the Mastodon 4.5 version is released later this year.

Version 4.4 brings more changes designed to improve other areas, including personal files, navigation, menus, media control and official features.

The “feature in my profile” option will allow you to view what you want to promote, like all your posts using a specific retail sign, or other accounts – think about the profiles you find interesting, or accounts you run for your business or brand.

Mastodon will now also display your posts installed at the top of your Carosil’s identification file. Since the app allows users to install up to five posts, in the past you had to pass a lot if you just wanted to see more modern content on a person’s profile.

There is a new profile interface component, too, showing the number of people you follow follow the person you see his profile.

It is now easier to add users and remove them to the lists directly from personal files, follow -up lists and followers.

Version 4.4 also updates the Masodon’s Media Player with a new design: play buttons and coordinated at a more central and easier clicking location, and we get hot keys to search and control the sound level and move to the full screen.

On the mobile phone, you can click double photos or a pinch for zooming and out, and to close an enlarged image, you can scroll, similar to the original photo application. There is also a new reminder to add ALT text to the images, which helps people with poor visibility to use applications better.

Meanwhile, the mobile website now mimics the original mobile applications, with the movement buttons in the lower toolbar and the most consistent navigation across the basic systems.

Elsewhere, the “Explore” section “Trending” has been renamed, and the mobility control elements were organized in the sidebar in three sections: one for the main mobility buttons, the other for coordinated content (such as menus, reference signals, favorite), and the third for other elements.

For new users, Onboarding has diminished into a process of two steps from the four previous steps, hoping to address concerns that it is very complex to start Mastodon.

Server supervisors can access to New legal compliance featuresSuch as managing the conditions of service, providing translations for the rules
Users.

Changes follow a number of other updates of the social network this year, including a decision Create a new non -profit organization In Europe to stay away from the application run by one individual, and Other expansions For her team. Recently, Mastodon Declare It plans to provide additional services in the form of commercial offers to develop their revenues. The company hosted, for the first time last year, Examodon example of the European CommissionThis indicates that this could be the direction it is heading to.