{"id":1407,"date":"2024-09-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/news\/2024\/09\/18\/mozilla-announces-closure-of-mastodon-instance\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T23:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T23:21:17","slug":"mozilla-announces-closure-of-mastodon-instance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/news\/en\/2024\/09\/18\/mozilla-announces-closure-of-mastodon-instance\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozilla announces closure of Mastodon instance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"netgu-1594685716\" class=\"netgu-before-content netgu-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6258556257245998\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6258556257245998\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3494115342\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mozilla has announced that the Mastodon instance <strong>Mozilla.social<\/strong> will be closed on December 17, 2024. The platform, which was launched in May 2023 as a privacy-friendly alternative in the Fediverse, was only able to attract a limited number of users. With less than 300 active users, growth fell short of expectations. Users can export their data before the closure or switch to other Mastodon instances to keep their content and followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/netguide.io\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/mozilla-schliesst-mastodon-instanz.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/netguide.io\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/mozilla-schliesst-mastodon-instanz.png 571w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mozilla-schliesst-mastodon-instanz-300x274.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mozilla-schliesst-mastodon-instanz-360x328.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mozilla.social\/@mozilla\/113153943609185249\">Announcement on mozilla.social<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"netgu-3057586180\" class=\"netgu-after-content netgu-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6258556257245998\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6258556257245998\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4559785002\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mozilla will shut down its Mastodon instance Mozilla.social on December 17, 2024, after weak growth. 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