Twitter buyout puts Mastodon into spotlight

The news of Elon Musk buying Twitter has put Mastodon into the public spotlight as an alternative social network, rapidly exploding our growth with over 30,000 new users in just a single day. This is because at Mastodon, we present a vision of social media that cannot be bought and owned by any billionaire, and strive to create a more resilient global platform without profit incentives. We believe that your ability to communicate online should not be at the whims of a single commercial company.

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@Mastodon Unfortunatly, it's unlikly that it will last long. Exodus to alternatives to protest about a giant platform decision have always been temporary because for many people, a full switch means lost the people they followed. The big platforms are too powerful and popular.
@stemy @Mastodon you're probably right. But many people (myself included) got fed up with Twitter, some even before musk, so they will be happy to stay on alternative platforms.