Mastodon tries to solve its problem with tracking down other users

Mastodon, along with rivals Threads, Bluesky and Substack, has been vying to pull in users leaving X in the wake of new platform policies announced since the company, formerly Twitter, was bought by tech billionaire Musk. — Photo: Zacharie Scheurer/dpa

BERLIN: No ads, no trackers, no prompts to get you to spend US$8 (RM37.63) a month for a premium version – Mastodon has been welcoming users fleeing Twitter ever since tech billionaire Elon Musk rebranded it as X.

However one of Mastadon's biggest advantages has also been something of a headache when it comes to finding and following new users.