--- title: "Mastodon looks to newsletters to help revive the open social web" url: https://daily.dev/posts/mastodon-looks-to-newsletters-to-help-revive-the-open-social-web-i5kqruykg source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/mastodon-looks-to-newsletters-to-help-revive-the-open-social-web type: article source: "TechCrunch" published: 2026-06-17T17:42:45.516Z updated: 2026-06-17T17:43:08.184Z tags: ["open-source", "mastodon", "fediverse"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Mastodon looks to newsletters to help revive the open social web **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Mastodon 4.6 introduces email newsletter support, allowing creators to send posts directly to subscribers' inboxes without requiring a Mastodon account. The feature targets media organizations and independent journalists seeking portable, privacy-friendly audiences outside Big Tech platforms. Newsletters are not enabled by default due to server cost concerns, and require specific server-level permissions. The release also includes refreshed profiles and Collections (similar to Starter Packs). Mastodon hopes this will help grow its user base beyond its current 735,000 monthly active users. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Mastodon adds email newsletters so people who don’t want an account can still follow creators on the open social web](https://daily.dev/posts/mastodon-adds-email-newsletters-so-people-who-don-t-want-an-account-can-still-follow-creators-on-the-rvgxnrrs5) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, plans to target creators with new features](https://daily.dev/posts/mastodon-a-decentralized-alternative-to-x-plans-to-target-creators-with-new-features-15yypwbgw) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Mastodon 4.6 released](https://daily.dev/posts/mastodon-4-6-released-hiebcqhks) · LWN.net · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#mastodon](https://daily.dev/tags/mastodon), [#fediverse](https://daily.dev/tags/fediverse) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/mastodon-looks-to-newsletters-to-help-revive-the-open-social-web-i5kqruykg)