Some users may not be so keen on Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter that some are now opting for alternatives. In fact, several celebrities such as Toni Braxton, Sara Bareilles, Mick Foley, Erik Larsen, and more recently, Gigi Hadid have all decided to leave the Musk-led bird app.
Hadid posted on her Instagram stories, which have now expired that she deactivated her Twitter account because "with its new leadership, it's becoming more and more of a cesspool of hate & bigotry,"
She added that the platform will do "more harm than good."
Now, some users also resonate with Hadid's statements as they flee to Mastodon - an open-source social media platform and alternative to Twitter.
This photograph taken on November 7, 2022 shows the logos of social networks Twitter and Mastodon reflected in smartphone screens, in Paris.
What is Mastodon?
As reported first by The Guardian, Mastodon is a "federated" network, a collection of hundreds of social networks running on servers all over the world and connected via a platform called the "Fediverse" using a common Mastodon technology.
Basically, you have to sign up for a particular server, which is managed by the person who set it up, typically volunteers who run it on their own dime or who accept Patreon donations.
Basically, you have to sign up for a particular server, which is managed by the person who set it up, typically volunteers who run it on their own dime or who accept Patreon donations.
They will have their own guidelines and regulations regarding, for instance, who is allowed to participate and how the conversation will be regulated.
If you wish to establish the rules, you can launch your own server. But if you just want to join, there is a list of servers that concentrate on particular locales or interests.
The "Mastodon covenant," which guarantees "active moderation against racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia," has been ratified by every server on that list.
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"Toots" not "Tweets"
You might have to get used to your posts being referred to as "toots" rather than "tweets" as a starting point once you delve into the platform.
Unlike Twitter, you will get an additional feature called click spoiler warnings for both text and images and nearly twice as many characters (500) to create a post.
You can choose who can see your post, from everyone on the server to just the persons you specifically name in the post. This would give you more control over your audience.
By "boosting" a post with hashtags, similar to how you would do on Twitter for trending topics, you can also share someone else's post with your followers. However, "quote tooting" does not exist.
On Twitter, there has been a lot of controversy about Musk's decision to charge users for identity verification. However, everyone who owns a website is allowed to use the verification system on Mastodon for free.
If you connect to a website that you own on your profile, it can identify you as the site's owner, giving followers some justification to believe that you are the person you claim to be.
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Written by Jace Dela Cruz
