Looking for an alternative to Twitter?
Let’s face it, none of us knows where this is going to end up. The Chief Twit has hardly displayed any confidence that he knows what he’s doing.
So, here are 6 alternatives to consider:
Starting with the one I’m moving over to…
1. #Mastodon - 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.
2. #Bluesky - Launched by Jack #Dorsey, who co-founded Twitter in 2006, he 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. The waiting list for #Bluesky has ballooned to more than 30k
3. #Tumblr - a casual blogging platform, where #Twitter meets #WordPress, and allows anything from text and photos to music and videos to be posted.
Tumblr has also been poking fun Twitter - launching "Important Blue Internet Checkmarks" for $7.99. You can even get two of them.
4. #Tribal - If you're looking for the platform that most closely resembles #Twitter visually, Tribel might be the place.
Positioning itself as a "grassroots social network" that's "free of hatred and fake news", Tribel also insists it does not harvest user data.
More than any other platform, #Tribal has also been openly boasting of its credentials as a Twitter alternative, even proudly announcing that Musk, Donald Trump, and Kanye West are banned.
According to a study by @FinancialWorld, search traffic shot up a whopping 400% when the American actor and producer #KenOlin publicly endorsed #Tribel as his #Twitter successor of choice.
5. #Cohost - Like #Bluesky, Cohost is currently in a testing phase, and you may face a wait to get in.
The platform styles itself on the #Twitter model of followings and followers, but its big promise is that no adverts or algorithms will dictate the makeup of your timeline.
6. #Logoff - One of the broader options available, this offers those who take it up the opportunity to put their phone down, read a book or watch a film, or perhaps even go outside. 🤣
In all seriousness, with Elon’s #Twitter megalomania and all the other platforms chasing #TikTok’s influencer first model, maybe it’s time to leave #socialmedia and quit altogether.
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