When comparing Mastodon vs tildes.net, the Slant community recommends Mastodon for most people. In the question“What are the best Social Networking Platforms?” Mastodon is ranked 3rd while tildes.net is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose Mastodon is:
Private options.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Social publishing
Private options.
Pro Actively developed
Pro Jabber Texting
xmpp
Pro Open Standard
Pro Open Source
Pro Can show comments that were not read
When visiting a post, it can show you comments added since the last visit, this can make it easier to read all the comments on a post you care about.
Pro Has a "Exemplary" label for labeling high quality content
You can only label one every eight hours, so it acts kind of like a "super upvote".
Pro Stern Moderation
Cyberbullies are warned and removed from the forum the moment they display patterns of harassment or vicious behavior. It's not about the topics or opinions, it's about communicating like an intelligent person rather than a troll.
Cons
Con Lacks OMEMO encryption
The de facto standard for Jabber Texting [xmpp].