According to experts, finding a good alternative to Twitter is a challenge, as most competitors have relatively few users.
Twitter users jump to Mastodon
Open-source social network Mastodon claims to have seen a significant increase in users since Elon Musk announced he was buying Twitter. Mastodon added about 30,000 new users in the hours following the sale, Mastodon founder Eugen Rochko wrote in a blog post . But switching services comes with practical complications.
"Mastodon, with maybe a few million users, is minuscule compared to Twitter's 330 million users, so the Twitter comparison is an academic exercise, not a real-world strategy," Paul Levinson, a professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University who studies new media, told Lifewire in an email interview.
Twitter recently accepted a takeover offer from Musk, agreeing to give him control of the company for $44 billion. The deal is expected to close later this year. Some Twitter users are turning to Mastodon as an alternative.
