50
Mastodon 4.5 released (blog.joinmastodon.org)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Teknevra@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml

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.

top 3 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] railway692@piefed.zip 9 points 1 month ago

Authors can limit and disable quoting, both globally on the new Posting Defaults page, and individually on specific posts. Also, when quoted, they can easily revoke the use of their post.

Nice.

[-] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

OK so people can still just screenshot, right?

[-] railway692@piefed.zip 3 points 1 month 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)

this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2025
50 points (100.0% liked)

Fediverse

22745 readers
80 users here now

A community dedicated to fediverse news and discussion.

Fediverse is a portmanteau of "federation" and "universe".

Getting started on Fediverse;

founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS