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quoting nevent1q…fu56

#Mastodon is being more blatant—it will add quote posts.

This will piss some people off but frankly, this has been in the works for years.

To those who believe quote posts are abusive, there is no data whatsoever that shows any correlation between quote posts and abuse.

And actually, platforms like #Misskey, #Akkoma, and #Friendica have had that feature for years, and hardly anyone using those platforms has ever complained.

In fact, I use quote posts every day. No one’s complained to me about my use of quote posts.

Nevertheless, Mastodon is doing the right thing—and it takes serious courage to tell the Fedi Gatekeepers that this will happen. There will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth. But it’s a change that needed to happen.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/bringing-quote-posts-to-mastodon/