Mastodon, An Open-source Rival To Twitter Has Been Blocked By The Platform! See Details

Newsum |  Author : Akanksha Choudhary Published on Dec 17 2022

Twitter has been engulfed in controversy since Elon Musk assumed ownership of the social media platform on October 27.

First, an email-based layoff of half the employees was conducted.

Then, an ill-advised new version of its verification mechanism known as "blue check" was introduced.

Now, Twitter has suspended a number of well-known journalists who cover Elon Musk.

Twitter users who are concerned about company changes are exploring for alternative social media platforms.

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and because of this, Mastodon, an open-source social media platform, has benefited greatly.

Image Credits: mastodon.social

Mastodon Count is a bot that monitors usage on the network which revealed a 400% rise in the rate of new users

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Unlike Twitter,  Mastodon is a free social networking platform, where you can "toot," "follow," "favorite" & "boost" posts.

Image Credits: mastodon.social

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