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It’s a chaotic time to be on Twitter.
The beginning of Elon Musk’s tenure has not gone smoothly – mass lay-offs, new features disappearing as quickly as they debut, advertisers putting spending on hold, and even a threat of bankruptcy.
As its future becomes increasingly uncertain, people are looking for somewhere new. Google searches for “how to delete Twitter” have shot up, while queries about other platforms have grown even more.
Here are some of those proving of interest, and a trick to help those who are sticking with Twitter for now.
Mastodon
Despite launching six years ago, searches for Mastodon have never been as high as they are right now, with search traffic up almost 400% in November.
Familiar-looking profile pages, follower and following counts, timelines and hashtags should no doubt help Twitter leavers feel right at home.
The key difference is that it is decentralised rather than a singular platform like Twitter, with millions of users spread across independent communities rather than all being in the same place.
The onboarding can be a little complicated compared to mainstream platforms – so it may be worth reading our full explainer to get up to speed before jumping in.
Read more:
Everything you need to know about Mastodon
Bluesky
Perhaps it’s fate that should Twitter fall, an alternative from its former chief executive will rise to take its place.
Jack Dorsey, who co-founded Twitter in 2006 and had multiple stints as CEO, first announced the spin-off project named Bluesky back in 2019, and it launched into a testing phase earlier this year.
It describes itself as a “social protocol”, which – like Mastodon – promotes the idea of a space where the users are independent of the platform itself. The idea is it would be immune from the whims of one person.
Since the Twitter takeover went through, the waiting list for Bluesky has ballooned to…
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Source : skynews
