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Mastodon looks to newsletters to help revive the open social web

ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Mastodon has introduced email newsletters, enabling creators to deliver their posts directly to subscribers’ inboxes. The feature allows readers to follow and receive updates from writers even if they do not have a Mastodon account, a move aimed at revitalizing the open social web platform.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechCrunch·Mastodon looks to newsletters to help revive the open social web
- The Next Web·Mastodon adds email newsletters so people who don’t want an account can still follow creators on the open social web
- TechMeme·Mastodon adds email newsletters, letting writers send their posts directly to subscribers' inboxes, even to readers without a Mastodon account (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
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