Mastodon 4.5
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Quote posts, the end of missing replies, new tools for admins and better emojis. All of these and more, in our latest release.

Mastodon 4.5 brings the long-awaited consent-respecting quote posts feature, as well as fetching replies from remote servers, and more customisation and moderation tools for admins.

    • railway692@piefed.zipEnglish
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      20 hours ago

      Yea, I don’t think we’ll ever be able to disable that kind of thing.

      But this addresses at least one of the main concerns people had with allowing quote-posting.

      The update is notable because quote posts have historically fuelled negative behaviour on other platforms, where they are often used for public ridicule or so-called “dunking.” (source)