{"id":2449,"date":"2026-03-03T00:18:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/mastodon-now-has-a-button-for-sharing-content-from-other-websites\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T00:18:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:18:58","slug":"mastodon-now-has-a-button-for-sharing-content-from-other-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/mastodon-now-has-a-button-for-sharing-content-from-other-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastodon now has a button for sharing content from other websites"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An illustration of Mastodon logo\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Cath Virginia \/ The Verge\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/mastodon-stk.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Sharing content to Mastodon is getting easier with the addition of a universal \u00ab\u00a0Share to Mastodon\u00a0\u00bb button for the decentralized social media platform. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.joinmastodon.org\/2026\/03\/a-new-share-button\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Announced on Monday<\/a>, the widget allows users to share content on any Mastodon server by connecting your Mastodon account and redirecting you to the server that account is on. 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