Mastodon Rolls Out Features to Stop Nasty Online ‘Dunks’

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We’ve all seen how social media like X and Bluesky can be used to “dunk” on others, by resharing posts with a (usually snarky or incendiary) comment underneath, often to draw in likes and engagement. But the open-source X alternative Mastodon has rolled out some innovative new features to protect against malicious “dunking” when users quote-share each other.

The platform will now support quote…