The biggest difference between the 2 protocols (Mastodon and email) are age and volume. Email is old and used by everyone, Mastodon is new and used by nobody.

The biggest difference between the 2 protocols (Mastodon and email) are age and volume. Email is old and used by everyone, Mastodon is new and used by nobody. Email is targeted for attacks because it's used by a lot of people and there has been enough time to develop mass messaging tools.