{"id":7641,"date":"2022-11-02T05:37:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T04:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/02\/mastodon-gained-70000-users-after-musks-twitter-takeover-i-joined-them\/"},"modified":"2022-11-02T05:37:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T04:37:39","slug":"mastodon-gained-70000-users-after-musks-twitter-takeover-i-joined-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/02\/mastodon-gained-70000-users-after-musks-twitter-takeover-i-joined-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastodon gained 70,000 users after Musk\u2019s Twitter takeover. I joined them"},"content":{"rendered":"

The platform is home to a devoted base of left-leaning communities \u2013 and no one billionaire can control it<\/p>\n

Since Elon Musk completed his purchase of Twitter last week, some of the social media app\u2019s users have been looking for a new home \u2013 only to find there aren\u2019t many great options. Twitter\u2019s co-founder Jack Dorsey is beta testing a new app called Bluesky<\/a>, but there\u2019s no launch date yet.<\/p>\n

However, tech-savvy users are rallying around Mastodon<\/a>, a six-year-old social media platform popular among a devoted base of left-leaning niche communities. Mastodon, named after the extinct tusked animal, is decentralized, which means it can\u2019t be controlled by a single corporation or space billionaire. That\u2019s clearly appealing to the flood of users who have signed up since Musk\u2019s Twitter takeover, with more than 70,000 users joining Mastodon on the day after his announcement alone.<\/p>\n

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\nThe platform is home to a devoted base of left-leaning communities \u2013 and no one billionaire can control it
\nSince Elon Musk completed his purchase of Twitter last week, some of the social media app\u2019s users have been looking for a new home \u2013 only to find there aren\u2019t many great options. Twitter\u2019s co-founder Jack Dorsey is beta testing a new app called Bluesky, but there\u2019s no launch date yet.
\nHowever, tech-savvy users are rallying around Mastodon, a six-year-old social media platform popular among a devoted base of left-leaning niche communities. Mastodon, named after the extinct tusked animal, is decentralized, which means it can\u2019t be controlled by a single corporation or space billionaire. That\u2019s clearly appealing to the flood of users who have signed up since Musk\u2019s Twitter takeover, with more than 70,000 users joining Mastodon on the day after his announcement alone. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The platform is home to a devoted base of left-leaning communities \u2013 and no one billionaire can control it Since Elon Musk completed his purchase of Twitter last week, some of the social media app\u2019s users have been looking for a new home \u2013 only to find there aren\u2019t many great options. Twitter\u2019s co-founder Jack …<\/p>\n

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