“X is really teaching everyone the importance of who owns the sites that we use and rely on to communicate online,” EFF’s @falsemirror told @NBCNews. “What people are seeing with X is that it has subjectively deteriorated in value.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/x-sees-largest-user-exodus-musk-takeover-rcna179793
X sees largest user exodus since Musk takeover

Users are exploring alternatives like Bluesky and Threads.

NBC News
Pluralistic: Bluesky and enshittification (02 Nov 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Difference between #Mastodon and Twitter #X these days:
I have over 1600 followers on Twitter, but only 20 views and no interactions on my reply to the @eff (I hardly post there anymore, only to promote the fediverse).

Here on Mastodon, with just 353 followers, already 10 boosts and 12 favorites. Thank you all.

Same: on both platforms: no reply from the

@eff
@pluralistic
@falsemirror @NBCNews

@Kletskous
Same: pretty much everything I post on Twitter and BlueSky either links to something on here or promotes JoinMastodon.org in general.

@Kletskous @eff @NBCNews

Hey Catharina, I have a small [but expanding] collection of articles at EFF on the fediverse. Always excited to highlight what's being built here.

I share your concerns, and tried to give a fair read on each service here so folks can make an informed choice for themselves:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/whats-difference-between-mastodon-bluesky-and-threads

What’s the Difference Between Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads?

The ongoing Twitter exodus sparked life into a new way of doing social media. Instead of a handful of platforms trying to control your life online, people are reclaiming control by building more open and empowering approaches to social media. Some of these you may have heard of: Mastodon, Bluesky,...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
X sees largest user exodus since Musk takeover

Users are exploring alternatives like Bluesky and Threads.

NBC News
@Kletskous @eff @falsemirror @NBCNews Honestly, I've been surprised Doctorow isn't a major fixture across the fediverse, or running his own instance.

@Kletskous @eff @falsemirror @NBCNews Oh, thanks! gonna go follow.

Weirdly, I did know he was here; I've read his threads on stuff. Not sure how I briefly forgot.