Mastodon will add Quote Posts, even though some Users don’t want Them. 
Mastodon is making a change that might have some users divided. In an update, the decentralized platform announced that it’s working to add quote posts “to help people to transition away from proprietary, billionaire-owned social media to the open social web”.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/bringing-quote-posts-to-mastodon/
#mastodon #quoteposts #fediverse #socialmedia #it #engineer #media #tech #news
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But there are some technical hurdles that Mastodon will have to overcome to enable quote posts. For one, quote posts aren’t standardized, meaning there isn’t a set way to build the feature into ActivityPub, the decentralized social networking protocol used by Mastodon. The platform adds that quote posts will impact a large portion of Mastodon’s codebase, so it will “take more time to develop.”
There isn’t a timeframe for when we can expect quote posts to arrive on Mastodon, but it aims to create a specification that will allow other Fediverse applications to implement quote posts as well. Mastodon first considered introducing quote posts in 2023 and received a grant to work on the project.
<https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/05/a-new-onboarding-experience-on-mastodon/#:~:text=And%20our%20work,these%20updates%20soon.>
“We know that Quote Posts are a source of concern for some members of the community, and highly-requested by others,” Mastodon says. “We’re committed to sharing our progress, and listening to your feedback.”](https://friendica-leipzig.de/photo/preview/1024/649191 "[ImageSource: MastodonEngineering]
But there are some technical hurdles that Mastodon will have to overcome to enable quote posts. For one, quote posts aren’t standardized, meaning there isn’t a set way to build the feature into ActivityPub, the decentralized social networking protocol used by Mastodon. The platform adds that quote posts will impact a large portion of Mastodon’s codebase, so it will “take more time to develop.”
There isn’t a timeframe for when we can expect quote posts to arrive on Mastodon, but it aims to create a specification that will allow other Fediverse applications to implement quote posts as well. Mastodon first considered introducing quote posts in 2023 and received a grant to work on the project.
<https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/05/a-new-onboarding-experience-on-mastodon/#:~:text=And%20our%20work,these%20updates%20soon.>
“We know that Quote Posts are a source of concern for some members of the community, and highly-requested by others,” Mastodon says. “We’re committed to sharing our progress, and listening to your feedback.”")
Mastodon is making a change that might have some users divided. In an update, the decentralized platform announced that it’s working to add quote posts “to help people to transition away from proprietary, billionaire-owned social media to the open social web”.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/bringing-quote-posts-to-mastodon/
#mastodon #quoteposts #fediverse #socialmedia #it #engineer #media #tech #news
![[ImageSource: MastodonEngineering]
But there are some technical hurdles that Mastodon will have to overcome to enable quote posts. For one, quote posts aren’t standardized, meaning there isn’t a set way to build the feature into ActivityPub, the decentralized social networking protocol used by Mastodon. The platform adds that quote posts will impact a large portion of Mastodon’s codebase, so it will “take more time to develop.”
There isn’t a timeframe for when we can expect quote posts to arrive on Mastodon, but it aims to create a specification that will allow other Fediverse applications to implement quote posts as well. Mastodon first considered introducing quote posts in 2023 and received a grant to work on the project.
<https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/05/a-new-onboarding-experience-on-mastodon/#:~:text=And%20our%20work,these%20updates%20soon.>
“We know that Quote Posts are a source of concern for some members of the community, and highly-requested by others,” Mastodon says. “We’re committed to sharing our progress, and listening to your feedback.”](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/042/019/748/078/584/original/7ff45630c1ef1dc2.png "[ImageSource: MastodonEngineering]
But there are some technical hurdles that Mastodon will have to overcome to enable quote posts. For one, quote posts aren’t standardized, meaning there isn’t a set way to build the feature into ActivityPub, the decentralized social networking protocol used by Mastodon. The platform adds that quote posts will impact a large portion of Mastodon’s codebase, so it will “take more time to develop.”
There isn’t a timeframe for when we can expect quote posts to arrive on Mastodon, but it aims to create a specification that will allow other Fediverse applications to implement quote posts as well. Mastodon first considered introducing quote posts in 2023 and received a grant to work on the project.
<https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/05/a-new-onboarding-experience-on-mastodon/#:~:text=And%20our%20work,these%20updates%20soon.>
“We know that Quote Posts are a source of concern for some members of the community, and highly-requested by others,” Mastodon says. “We’re committed to sharing our progress, and listening to your feedback.”")
Bringing Quote Posts to Mastodon
Sharing our thinking and progress on bringing Quote Posts to Mastodon, with a goal to create a safe and respectful space for everyone.Mastodon Blog
