Twitter’s defectors and discontents set out in waves, searching for viable alternatives. The first broke in April, when Twitter accepted Musk’s $44-billion bid for the social media company.

Twitter alternatives struggle as users flee Elon Musk’s social media platform, including one that has temporarily shut down to address security concerns.

What they do have is impressive and it’s clear that the idea of a functional, non-complicated alternative to Twitter is something people want. But I see three paths forward for Hive Social here: ...

The multitude of alternatives to X, formerly known as Twitter, have struggled to gain traction to compete even as X seems to be struggling to stay afloat in the year since Elon Musk's takeover.

Alternatives are available, though as things stand, none of them are quite on par with Twitter. This could change in the future, or the other options may devolve into echo chambers.

Unsurprisingly, the uncertainty has inspired many users to explore Twitter alternatives. Among them, Mastodon, a decentralized platform founded in 2016, ...

Like Twitter, Mastodon has a timeline with "toots" (as opposed to tweets), which can fav-ed or "boosted" (the alternative to a retweet). Toots can also be bookmarked and users can be added to lists.

Read more: A Brief History of Elon Musk Saying One Thing and Doing Another at Twitter Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, launched its Twitter alternative, Threads, on July ...

Mastodon. Best fully decentralized Twitter alternative; 10 million users; Mastodon is a non-profit German-born social media site that’s profited massively from Twitter’s sinking ship ...

Twitter alternatives: Six options if you're leaving - and one to help if you're sticking around. As Elon Musk raises the possibility of bankruptcy at Twitter, Google search data reveals people are ...