Looking for Twitter Alternatives?

Since Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, many users have been seeking an alternative platform. Mastodon has seen a surge in new users. The platform has added more than 1 million new users in the past week, and is now home to more than 4 million users.

Mastodon -  open-source and decentralized.
A microblogging platform that was launched in October 2016. The platform has been lauded for its decentralized design, which makes it resistant to censorship and manipulation. Mastodon is decentralized, meaning that there is no single company in control of the platform.

While Mastodon is seeing a surge in popularity, the platform is still a long way from challenging Twitter's dominance. Twitter has more than 330 million active users, compared to Mastodon's 4 million.

Reddit - Find or make your community.

Users can upvote and downvote posts, as well as comment on them. This creates a system where the most popular posts are pushed to the top, while less popular ones are pushed down. This makes it easy to find popular content, and also to avoid spammy or low-quality posts. Reddit is organized into communities, called "subreddits," which are based around specific topics.

Voat - reddit with fewer mods?

 A social media platform that is similar to Reddit, but with less censorship. This makes it popular with users who want to avoid censorship, or who want to discuss controversial topics.

Gab - Twitter 2.0?

A social media platform that is similar to Twitter, but with less censorship. This makes it popular with users who want to avoid censorship, or who want to discuss controversial topics.

Tumblr

a blogging platform that allows users to post text, images, videos, and audio. Tumblr is organized into blogs, which are based around specific topics.

Diaspora

a decentralized social media platform that allows users to control their data. Diaspora is similar to Facebook, but with a greater emphasis on privacy.

Friendica

a decentralized social media platform that is similar to Facebook. Friendica is open source, meaning that anyone can contribute to the development of the platform.

4chan

an anonymous imageboard, where users can post images and comments without having to register for an account. This makes it popular for users who want to remain anonymous, or for users who simply don't want to create an account.

8chan

8chan is similar to 4chan, but with more focus on freedom of speech. This makes it popular with users who want to avoid censorship, or who want to discuss controversial topics.

GNU social

a decentralized social media platform that is similar to Twitter. GNU social is open source, meaning that anyone can contribute to the development of the platform.