Dataset of Mastodon Toots (collected by FediLive)

This snapshot of Mastodon is captured using FediLive, covering publicly visible activities across the entire platform over a 13-day period, from Nov. 22 to Dec. 4, 2024 (UTC+0). During this period, FediLive collected 1,361,708 original posts and 2,628,018 interactions, consisting of 65.6% favourites, 31.9% boosts, and 2.5% replies.

The livefeeds.json dataset contains Mastodon toots from all instances over approximately two weeks. The boostersfavourites.json and replies.json files provide data on boosts, favorites, and replies for these toots.

In Mastodon, a "toot" is a post made by a user. A "boost" is similar to a retweet on Twitter, allowing users to share a toot with their followers. A "favorite" is akin to a like, indicating appreciation for a toot. A "reply" is a response to another user's toot, facilitating conversations.

These interactions are essential for analyzing user engagement and content reach on Mastodon. By examining the boostersfavourites.json and replies.json files, researchers can gain insights into how content spreads and how users engage with each other on the platform.

"Since each instance in the Fediverse maintains its own independent ID namespace, toots (posts) and user accounts from different instances may share identical local IDs. To ensure global uniqueness:

Toots are uniquely identified using their sid (server-generated ID) combined with their instance-specific url

User Accounts are uniquely identified through their canonical profile url, which inherently contains instance information."