You’re new to Mastodon and you don’t know who to follow. Your timeline is giving you 1 new post an hour and you want to go back to Twitter. DON’T DO IT. Follow these accounts below.
I tried to use only users who were currently active at the time of writing this in mid-December 2022. (Updated with new names on Jan 29 2023.)
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Loosely categorized.
New to Mastodon? Check out these How-to articles!
*https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/08/mastodon-quick-start-guide/
*https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-started-use-mastodon/
*https://mashable.com/article/mastodon-guide-everything-you-need-to-know
All links are to the mastodon.social instance. So if you are using a different one yourself, or if you are having trouble clicking the links and viewing their account to follow. Copy/Paste the last portion of their line that is after the “-” and starts with an “@”.
MEDIA
[Independent/World] @UnicornRiot – @UnicornRiot@mastodon.social
[Independent/Texas] @TexasObserver – @TexasObserver@texasobserver.social
[Independent/World] @igd_news – @igd_news@kolektiva.social
[Non-profit/Tech] @themarkup – @themarkup@newsie.social
[Art] @hyperallergic – @hyperallergic@newsie.social
[Independent/Newsletter] @optoutnews – @optoutnews@journa.host
[Science] @thexylom – @thexylom@journa.host
[Women] @damemagazine – @damemagazine@newsie.social
[Ireland] @dublininquirer – @dublininquirer@mastodon.ie
TECH/SCIENCE
[Tech] @anildash – @anildash@mastodon.cloud
[Climate] @ZLabe – @ZLabe@fediscience.org
[Weather] @capitalweather – @capitalweather@mstdn.social
[Transportation] @notjustbikes – @notjustbikes@notjustbikes.com
[Urbanism] @nerd4cities – @nerd4cities@mstdn.social
JOURNALISTS
[Tech] @parismarx – @parismarx@mastodon.online
[Philly] @HongPong – @HongPong@mastodon.social
[Tech] @niedermeyer – @niedermeyer@sfba.social
[Law] @emptywheel – @emptywheel@mastodon.social
[Tech] @parkermolloy – @parkermolloy@masto.ai
[Law] @Popehat – @Popehat@mastodon.social
[Tech] @mmasnick – @mmasnick@mastodon.social
[] @petersterne – @petersterne@mastodon.social
[Politics] @ryanlcooper – @ryanlcooper@mastodon.social
[Climate] @amywestervelt – @amywestervelt@journa.host
[Tech] @rmac18 – @rmac18@journa.host
[Tech] @oneunderscore__ – @oneunderscore__@mastodon.social
[Activist] @chadloder – @chadloder@kolektiva.social
PODCASTS
[Transportation] @TheWarOnCars – @TheWarOnCars@mastodon.social
POLITICIANS
[NY STATE] @RitchieTorres – @RitchieTorres@universeodon.com
ACTIVIST
[Housing/San Fransisco] @maxdubler – @maxdubler@towns.gay
[Transportation] @BrooklynSpoke – @BrooklynSpoke@mastodon.social
[Transportation] @humantransit – @humantransit@mastodon.online
[Actor/Climate] @MarkRuffalo – @MarkRuffalo@mastodon.social
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OTHER/WRITER/MISC./ETC.
[Writer] @DavidKlion – @DavidKlion@journa.host
[Newsletter] @fka_tabs – @fka_tabs@mstdn.social
[Writer] @david_j_roth – @david_j_roth@thelife.boats
[Misc.] @Atrios – @Atrios@mastodon.social
[Writer] @lukeoneil47 – @lukeoneil47@mastodon.social
[Maps] @transitmap – @transitmap@mastodon.world
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ART
[Educator] @shannonmattern – @shannonmattern@saturation.social
[Artist] @joshmillard – @joshmillard@mastodon.social
[Artist] @mrxmrt – @mrxmrt@spore.social
[Artist/Data] @jerthorp – @jerthorp@spore.social
[Comic] @elivalley – @elivalley@mastodon.social
[Business/Law] @chancerydaily – @chancerydaily@masto.ai
[Actor] @georgetakei – @georgetakei@universeodon.com
[Author] @neilhimself – @neilhimself@mastodon.social
Bots
[Animal] @RadPanda – @RadPanda@botsin.space
[Animal] @capibarabot – @capibarabot@lile.cl
[Animal] @hourlykitten – @hourlykitten@botsin.space
[Animal] @HourlyBirds – @HourlyBirds@botsin.space
[Art] @biodiversitypix – @biodiversitypix@botsin.space
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