Are you looking for the best Twitter alternatives to try

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Are you looking for an alternative to Twitter? Here are a few possibilities.

Finally Twitter belong to Elon Musk by the end of today

Some Twitter users aren’t happy about Elon Musk’s purchase of the social network. But if you’re one of them, what are your options?

In a nutshell, not many; Twitter isn’t unique, but it stands apart from other social networks, which is one of the reasons why it has a loyal base of roughly 300 million monthly active users.

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While I’m not recommending that you remove your Twitter account because of the new ownership regime, it’s always a good idea to know what your alternatives are should things change in the future.. Some people just like social media so much that they wish to diversify their daily routine by adding a few additional sites to their arsenal.

For individuals who don’t want to spend all their time on Instagram or Facebook, there’s always the option of spending more time there instead. TikTok and Snapchat, despite their massive popularity, aren’t quite like Twitter when it comes to enthralling debate and breaking news.

As a result, here are three real alternatives to Twitter that you can start using right now.

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CounterSocial

The appearance and feel of CounterSocial may be the closest match to Twitter’s style and feel. You may publish ‘toots’ (messages of up to 500 characters) like on Twitter, as well as’reply’ or ‘boost’ (retweet) other people’s postings or send direct messages (DMs). With that said, the biggest distinction is that it is supposed to be devoid of automated material such as bots or trolls. Is it even possible to restrict all postings from particular nations that it considers to be socially malicious?

However, there is a premium version that includes more features, such as editing, third-party mobile applications, and more. There are additional applications for iOS and Android, as well as a desktop browser version.

Even though CounterSocial claims to have 63.8 million members, it was unable to keep up with the influx of new users yesterday. However, it seems to be operating well at the time of this writing, so it’s worth giving a go.

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Mastodon

As a decentralised platform for establishing your own social network, Mastodon is less of a social network and more of a “Instance.” It’s up to you whether you want to start your own group or join an existing one.

With 4.4 million members and dozens of communities, it began in Germany in 2017 and has a 500-character restriction on its postings, often known as ‘toots.’ Like CounterSocial. Each instance has a moderator and anti-abuse features built in, so bad interactions are less likely.

Several third-party applications for iOS and Android do support it, but be aware that the learning curve is harder than on other platforms. There is no official app.

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Reddit

Reddit isn’t a social network in the same sense that Twitter is, although it does have some similarities in terms of functionality (and disadvantages).

To get the most out of Reddit, you’re more likely to spend time in certain forums or subreddits rather than a constant stream of new postings. While there are literally hundreds of these subreddits, the true fun is in exploring the more obscure ones, such as r/AnimalsBeingBrothers or r/dataisbeautiful or r/pixel phones. There’s a good chance everything you’re imagining already exists.

If a post receives a large number of up- or down-votes, it will be given more prominence. Using Reddit as a social network is a great way to participate in educated debates with strangers. Just be warned that if you take a wrong step, you may find yourself confronted with upsetting or inaccurate material.

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