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Quitting Elon Musk's Twitter? Here's how to join Mastodon

Mastodon looks a lot like Twitter, but it's not a company, and that could make all the difference.

Axios

Twitter has 'real chance of disappearing' under Elon Musk says social media rival

The sheer size of the social media giant is not enough to insure it against failure, insists Eugen Rochko

Wales Online

Thousands are flocking to Mastodon in what users are calling a #TwitterMigration. What is it and how does the 'rival platform' work?

Social media "back in the hands of the people", is the promise of Mastodon. It's not a new platform, but it has begun soaring to the top of download charts around the world. Here's how it works.

ABC News

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Elon Musk is breaking Twitter, so here are some alternatives to try out

We'll miss you, Twitter. Maybe.

USA Today Sports Media Group

With Twitter in chaos, some ways to protect your account

Twitter is in chaos mode

The Independent UK

Twitter ‘closes offices’ after Elon Musk’s loyalty oath sparks wave of resignations

The tech company is struggling to retain workers after Musk demanded employees sign a pledge to work ‘long hours at high intensity’

The Guardian - US

Is Mastodon the new Twitter? Not quite

Twitter refugees have moved to Mastodon by the hundreds of thousands. It's very different — and that's mostly good

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Should Elon Musk really be afraid of Mastodon?

Think ‘instances’ instead of hashtags, ‘toots’ instead of tweets, and a one-man staff instead of a cartoonish supervillain running the show, and you’ll have Mastodon. Tom Ough investigates whether this nicer, trickier platform could be our big social media salvation

The Independent UK

Joining the herd: what’s it like moving from Twitter to Mastodon?

Users fleeing Elon Musk’s takeover will find themselves in a different world – quixotic, communal and defiantly democratic

The Guardian - UK

Twitter drama too much? Mastodon, others emerge as options

Twitter has been a bit of a mess since billionaire Tesla CEO took helm, cutting the company’s workforce in half, overhauling the platform’s verification system, sparring with some users and acknowledging that “dumb things” might happen as he reshapes one of the world’s most high-profile information ecosystems

The Independent UK

Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Is Unconstitutional, Says Federal Judge

Plus: Users surge on decentralized social media platform Mastodon, the fall of city drugstores, and more...

Reason

New Twitter boss Elon Musk is the dog that caught the car – with all the journos in the back seat

No platform is ready to fill the role the company plays in the media industry, no matter how many pretend the clunky weirdness of Mastodon is the future

The Guardian - AU

What is Mastodon? A social media expert explains how the 'federated' network works and why it won't be a new Twitter

In the wake of Elon Musk’s noisy takeover of Twitter, people have been looking for alternatives to the increasingly toxic microblogging social media platform. Many of those fleeing or hedging their bets have turned to Mastodon, which has attracted hundreds of thousands of new users since Twitter’s acquisition.

The Conversation

My week with Elon

Twitter is filled with stupidity and insight — its users now have an overlord rich in both

Financial Times

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Evening Standard

How to use Mastodon: a guide to the social media platform everyone is rushing to

Twitter users are fleeing the platform in droves after Elon Musk’s takeover, with many heading for Mastodon, a left-leaning, ‘decentralised’ social site. But how does it actually work?

Reason

Automatic Feed to Mastodon

We're happy with our Twitter feed, so we have no plans to switch to Mastodon. At the same time, if some readers are moving there, we'd be happy to set up a Mastodon feed as well. The more ways people can read us, the better. Our Twitter and Facebook feeds,…

Liverpool Echo

What is Mastodon and will it replace Twitter?

What is the social media platform and why are Twitter users swapping to it?

WEKU

Some Twitter users flying the coop hope Mastodon will be a safe landing

Now that Elon Musk owns Twitter, some of the social network's users are looking for alternatives. One that's ballooned in the past two weeks is Mastodon.

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The Conversation

People are leaving Twitter for Mastodon, but are they ready for democratic social media?

Elon Musk’s recent takeover of Twitter has thrust Mastodon into the spotlight. Some Twitter users are now trying the alternative network out, while others are struggling to understand what it is and how it works. Mastodon offers a glimpse into democratically run social media — but are we ready to…

The Guardian - UK

For all our whingeing, Twitter was special. Mastodon could never compare

Elon Musk’s takeover has seen an estimated million users leave the site. But was it already past its prime, asks technology writer Sarah Manavis

Manchester Evening News

What is Mastodon and how to get an account

Twitter users have been migrating to the site in droves since Elon Musk's takeover last month

Axios

Tech companies and advertisers see opportunity in Twitter's disarray

The chaos Musk has uncorked is opening doors for rivals to move in on its business.

Wales Online

What is Mastodon? Here’s everything you need to know

Mastodon was launched in October 2016 by German software developer Eugen Rochko

The Conversation

Canada's public broadcaster should use Mastodon to provide a social media service

Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter and ensuing confusion has driven many to look for alternatives to the platform. One popular option has been Mastodon, a social network distributed on many servers with no central ownership.

The National (Scotland)

Fears Unionist disinformation will flourish after Elon Musk's blue-tick plan

Billionaire Elon Musk’s plans will mean that users of the social media site who wish to be verified with a blue tick will have to stump up $8 a…

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