Everyone is not particularly pleased with Elon Musk's first orders of business as "Chief Twit," as he refers to himself. Musk reportedly let go staff in a matter of days, declared that users would have to pay for verification, and even considered integrating a Vine-like feature into Twitter.
Looking at the Twitter Exodus
With these, we are currently seeing flocks of users leaving the bird app. Celebrities and other influential people are among the users leaving Twitter due to Musk's sweeping changes. Additionally, reports say that at least five Twitter executives have recently left after some big ad agencies advised clients to stop spending money on the social media platform.
If you believe Musk's takeover of Twitter will result in something bad and you are concerned about your freedom and safety in the app, believe it or not, there are some social platform alternatives. In this article, we will discuss how platforms such as Reddit, Tumblr, and others can serve as your new virtual bubble.
Tumblr, Reddit, and other Twitter Alternatives
Tumblr is not as prominent as Twitter, but if you are looking for a community that loves hearing opinions and debates on topics, Tumblr might be a good place for you. The part microblog, part social network platform that debuted in 2007 now hosts over 540 million blogs and is still growing.
According to Statista data, despite its 2018 ban on porn content, Tumblr maintained a steady growth curve between 2016 and 2019. However, the platform recently announced that it will be allowing nudity but not porn content.
As per the Evening Standard, Reddit could be just another ship that Twitter quitters could jump aboard. Reddit has the feel of a traditional message board or forum rather than Twitter and is divided into often extremely specific areas called subreddits.
Reddit is a platform that takes precedence on user feedback when deciding what it displays first, in contrast to many of its ad-driven rivals. Reddit is able to quickly and precisely determine what people like and dislike, thanks to its distinctive upvote and downvote systems. If you hate bots, you should consider being a Redditor.
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If you believe it will take some time to adjust to using a platform other than Twitter, Mastodon is one of the alternatives on this list that looks and functions almost identically to the bird app. The Verge reports that Mastodon is a decentralized variant of Twitter.
Users can post toots (tweets) on the platform, with a maximum of 500 characters per post. Users can attach images, videos, or audio files with their toot posts. Hashtags are recommended to assist people to find your toots, and apps for iOS and Android devices are readily accessible.
It is the sense of community that makes social media platforms genuine channels for the exchange of ideas. Discord community servers are a real-time chat platform that non-gamers can use as well. You can set up a free community server to connect with people from all over the world who share your interests.
It really is time to make a choice: accept Twitter's rapidly changing environment or start creating new communities elsewhere.
