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Many went to Mastodon amid the chaos on Twitter; buzzing with social media memes

November 6, 2022
Bharat Times

New Delhi: With Elon Musk now in control of Twitter, the social media site is somewhat in disarray. People using the platform began to worry about the stability of the ecosystem there as the billionaire made major layoffs, sacking nearly 50 percent of Twitter’s employees. Security issues and misinformation are other growing concerns.

Many users did not agree with Musk’s option to sell the blue tick for $8. Many Twitter users are considering leaving this service in view of this. Many people are thinking of switching to Mastodon as an alternative to Twitter. ,Also read: Twitter to launch ‘blue tick subscription’ in India this month; See what Elon Musk said,

The network now has over 655 thousand active users, the largest number ever. The author says, “The number of #Mastodon adopters has exceeded 230,000 in the last week alone.” Mastodon said recently on Twitter. (Also read:

Mastodon’s guiding principles are pretty much the same as Twitter’s (you have tricks in there instead of tweets). Mastodon is open-source and decentralized, which is what sets it apart. Mastodon said in a tweet that “…it cannot be sold and it will not go bankrupt. Your privacy is respected, and it gives users access to control of the network.

It’s a protocol on top of a product, as Twitter should have been. You can sign up for a server of your choice on Mastodon.

While the debate over leaving Twitter is still in its early stages and some users are still considering alternatives to Mastodon, others have expressed frustration with the platform’s user interface.