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It might be time to take the jump to Mastodon.
It might be time to take the jump to Mastodon. Screenshot: Mastodon

Third-party clients for the big social media accounts are few and far between now, so instead we’re going to highlight an alternative social media platform altogether: That platform is Mastodon (Android/iOS), which does allow third-party clients to exist.

We’ve already written a primer for joining Mastodon, and it gives you a very Twitter-like experience—but it’s decentralized, free of ads, and isn’t interested in your personal data. In short, it’s something of a throwback to the days when social media was actually fun.