Mastodon spiked in popularity last year, as its open-source and decentralized design made it a preferable alternative to the rapidly-decaying state of Twitter (now “X”) under new management. The social media platform has been updated a few times since then, and now Mastodon 4.2 is rolling out with regular text search, design updates, and other great improvements.
Source : Mastodon 4.2 Brings Much-Needed Features to the Social Network