{"id":5077,"date":"2023-07-04T11:19:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T05:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=5077"},"modified":"2023-07-04T11:19:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T05:49:22","slug":"not-happy-with-twitter-try-these-3-alternatives-that-are-gaining-popularity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=5077","title":{"rendered":"Not Happy With Twitter? Try These 3 Alternatives That Are Gaining Popularity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;background:#f3f3f3;padding:0 15px 10px 10px;border-bottom:5px solid #e1261c\">\n<div style=\"width:510px;padding-top:10px;position:relative;height:350px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_bimg\">\n<figure style=\"line-height:0;width:510px;height:340px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Threads' listing on Apple App Store. (Image: News18)\" title=\"Threads' listing on Apple App Store. 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Here are a few Twitter-like experiences you can try.&#013; \n&#013; \n&#013; \n&#013; \n&#013;\">Amidst intense scrutiny, Elon Musk&#8217;s Twitter has forced users to explore alternative platforms. Here are a few Twitter-like experiences you can try.&#13; \n&#13; \n&#13; \n&#13; \n&#13;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=5077\/#Lets_Take_a_Look_at_a_Few_Twitter_Alternatives_You_Can_Try\" title=\"Let\u2019s Take a Look at a Few Twitter Alternatives You Can Try:\">Let\u2019s Take a Look at a Few Twitter Alternatives You Can Try:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"min-height:24px;font-size:14px;line-height:24px;color:#3f3f3f;font-weight:400\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amidst_intense_scrutiny_Elon_Musks_Twitter_has_forced_users_to_explore_alternative_platforms_Here_are_a_few_Twitter-like_experiences_you_can_try\"><\/span>Amidst intense scrutiny, Elon Musk&#8217;s Twitter has forced users to explore alternative platforms. Here are a few Twitter-like experiences you can try.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article_ContentWrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624\">\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Elon Musk\u2019s Twitter is facing a lot of scrutiny from all sides, including advertisers who are upset about the app\u2019s \u201crate limiting,\u201d legacy verified users who are upset about losing their blue checkmarks, and even the\u00a0Karnataka High Court, which has fined Twitter Rs 50 lakh for not complying with the Indian government. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">It seems like everything is happening all at once for Twitter, and people are flocking to rival apps to find an \u201calternative.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Twitter staffers are also reportedly feeling low, and Twitter\u2019s new CEO, Linda Yaccarino is\u00a0looking at\u00a0boosting staff morale by hosting office events dubbed \u201cTea Time,\u201d as reported by Insider.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">A number of platforms have emerged over time, and Twitter users are constantly migrating from Twitter to those apps, including Twitter co-founder, Jack Dorsey\u2019s BlueSky.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lets_Take_a_Look_at_a_Few_Twitter_Alternatives_You_Can_Try\"><\/span><strong>Let\u2019s Take a Look at a Few Twitter Alternatives You Can Try:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><strong>Jack Dorsey\u2019s BlueSky<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Made by Twitter\u2019s own co-founder and ex-CEO, Jack Dorsey, BlueSky is a take on creating a \u2018decentralized\u2019 social media platform that lets users own their data and can take it anywhere they want.\u201d It is built on an open protocol, and that is why \u201cmost data,\u201d including, likes, follows, and blocks are public on Bluesky. \u201cOur goal was to make social media work more like the open systems that defined the early web, like blogs and email,\u201d BlueSky claims.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><nonfly class=\"article_mad\" adunit=\"NW18_ENG_Desktop\/NW18_ENG_Tech\/NW18_ENG_Tech_AS\/NW18_ENG_TECH_AS_ROS_MID_728\" slotid=\"nw18-dynamic-div-8242585_6_15\" id=\"new_ad_6\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">BlueSky is currently in beta and only available to a limited number of users. To join, users can either sign up for the waitlist or get an invite from an existing user. Recently, when Elon Musk rate limited Twitter, there was a surge in interest in BlueSky, and the platform temporarily stopped accepting new users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><strong>Instagram\u2019s Threads App<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Meta is in the perfect position to strike the iron while it\u2019s hot, and this is why it is soon launching a Twitter-like app, called \u2018Threads.\u2019 \u201cThreads is where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what\u2019ll be trending tomorrow,\u201d reads the app\u2019s description on App Store.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">As per Apple App Store listing, the app is coming on 6th July, and will let users keep their Instagram username, and even let users follow the same accounts they follow on Instagram.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\"><strong>Mastodon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Of all the platforms listed, Mastodon is one that gained popularity when Twitter launched its paid service Twitter Blue\u2014which allows users to get a verified blue checkmark for a fee. This led to a sudden increase in the spread of misinformation, which in turn led to impersonation and fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><videocarousel\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Over the weekend, the platform reportedly attracted a whopping 2,94,000 new users, from the chaos that stemmed from Twitter rate limiting itself\u2014giving people the impression that the app was facing a downtime. Later, when it was revealed by Musk that it was to stop \u201cextreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation,\u201d users were agitated and blamed Musk for trying to create a pay-to-view experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"13\" class=\"story_para_13\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Speaking to The Verge, Mastodon CEO, Eugen Rochko, said, \u201cMastodon is free and open-source software that allows you to create a social media server or platform that connects to a decentralized network of similar servers, all talking the same protocol,\u201d and that the company is growing faster than ever before.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 authorBox21 article_author\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 author_box\">\n<div class=\"author_box_inner\">\n<div class=\"img_box1 author_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shaurya-sharma.jpeg?impolicy=website&amp;width=70&amp;height=70\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text1 author_content\"><a class=\"smalldesc1 author_name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/shaurya-sharma.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Shaurya Sharma<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div>Shaurya Sharma, Sub Editor at News18, reports on consumer and gaming technology. 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