Mastodon: This is how the social network works that could be the alternative to Twitter if users reject the news promised by its new owner Elon Musk

Already confirmed the purchase of Twitter by the billionaire businessman Elon Musk, for the amount of 44 billion dollars, users would be considering their stay in the social network of the little blue bird and would seek to migrate to one called Mastodon.

Since the negotiation began between the richest man in the world and the company Twitter Inc., a debate has been opened on social networks and what is predicted is that thousands of users prefer to move to other applications, reported Unocero.

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While some netizens assure that in the hands of Elon Musk, who acquired 9.2% of the shares, becoming the largest shareholder, the application could have greater guarantees in terms of freedom of expression and democracy within the platform.

For others, the change in policy could make Twitter an uninteresting option for what users today are looking for within this social network.

The owner of Tesla and SpaceX revealed when the news of his possible purchase began to circulate some of the changes he would make to the platform. The most worrying is that, contrary to current Twitter policies, Musk would remain in full control of the social network.

Despite the fact that Elon showed intentions to turn the application into an open source service, Internet users made their concern clear and since the possible purchase was announced, which this Monday, April 25, is already a fact, the businessman does not stop be a trend

Mastodon: The network that gained from the purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk

Just like a country experiencing a crisis and its people looking to migrate in search of a better future or quality of life, users scared by the purchase of Musk are looking for where to go and that would benefit other applications, such as Mastodon.

This platform was developed by Eugen “Gargron” Rochko and launched in the year 2016 and for netizens, it is the best alternative. This social network was born as a totally decentralized response to Twitter, based entirely on open source and has no advertising.

The most striking thing about this alternative proposal to Twitter is that it is not controlled by a person, organization or company, since its communities are managed by the users themselves.

In other words, each user creates a version of Mastodon through communities known as “Instances”, which are managed solely and exclusively by their creators.

As happens on Twitter, netizens can access each of these communities, follow other users, share messages of 500 characters and also has a control to avoid situations of harassment or abuse.

You can also use custom emojis, hide content behind spoiler alerts, and make quick corrections to posts, features that Twitter is looking to add in the future.

In addition, you can choose categories of interest to quickly locate communities or “instances” with which they are related, with filters by language and theme.

With the purchase of Twitter, the platform is giving a lot to talk about and it will be the millions of users who have the last word in their decision to stay or migrate. And Mastodon, they have it as a first option. (I)