Mastodon has added validation to its setup process that prevents users from registering instances with "mastodon" or "mstdn" in their domain names. The change displays a warning about the Mastodon trademark policy and requires explicit user confirmation to proceed. This enforces brand protection across the decentralized network.
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Mastodon: Don't use "mastodon" or "mstdn" in domain names
Mastodon now programmatically enforces trademark policy by blocking instance registrations with 'mastodon' or 'mstdn' in domain names.
Thursday, April 16, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: LobstersBY sys://pipeline
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