Mastodon and other new potential Twitter rivals have grown, particularly since Musk officially took control of Twitter at the end of October, data gathered by Insider shows. Daily usage of Mastodon, Hive Social, and Counter Social are all up dramatically over the last two months. Meanwhile, at least half a dozen other Twitter-like platforms have recently been launched in beta or are set to be early next year, including Post.News, Spoutible, Mozilla.Social and Bluesky.https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-rivals-downloads-plunge-mastadon-hive-social-bluesky-2022-12
@RealSeanBrodrick I understand the context, but I hate when Counter Social is referenced as a Twitter alternative. It's more of an evolution, it's what social media should be - community.
Nice to see it getting some press though 🙂
@PrivacyL0st I've heard people including one of my favorite podcasters, Bob Cesca, put down Counter Social and I don't understand why. I love the Firehose vs Friends feature. I LOVE the edit button. There isn't as much engagement as on Twitter, but I have yet to encounter an asshhole. The people here are REALLY nice.
@PrivacyL0st And I just edited that because I mispelled a word. Love it!
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If I may also comment--the engagement here is authentic and not shaped or manipulated, which may contribute to a sense of lower activity. And of course, there are no bots so all engagement is people--with all of their strengths and liabilities--sharing their thoughts and reactions. It's like farm to table dining :)