The first beta release of Mastodon 4.4.0 is ready for testing!

Many user-facing improvements: featured content, updates for lists, follower management, new emoji, and refreshed audio and media players.

For server owners: new legal features, moderation tweaks, announcements updates, upgraded software stack, and some experimental feature options.

Please test it out, and provide feedback 💬

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.0-beta.1

We expect to release a second beta next week, and then a Release Candidate. We expect 4.4.0 to be released by the first week of July, possibly sooner. 🚀