Twitter alternatives that got traction after Elon Musk takeover are suddenly seeing … – Yahoo Finance

Elon Musk and a Twitter logo are seen in this illustration photo in Warsaw, Poland on 30 November, 2022.STR/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesElon Musk’s chaotic reign at Twitter proved a huge boost to smaller rivals.Usage of several Twitter alternatives has surged in recent months.With tricky user interfaces, security issues, and uneven beta launches, success could be fleeting.Never before have there been so many possible alternatives to Twitter, even if none seem to be anywhere close to a real replacement for the platform.Long before Elon Musk came along, Twitter users bemoaned the service yet remained addicted to it. A potent mix of news, opinion, comedy, cringe and unpredictable drama has kept it a fixture for a decade-plus. And it is easy to use, the hallmark of American-born social media companies. Whatever the benefits of a decentralized network like Mastodon, easy to use it is not.”There is a usability hurdle,” said David Carr, senior insights manager at SimilarWeb, who has been tracking Mastodon’s trajectory. “You have to choose a server and really, people don’t like to make decisions. It’s more like, ‘Just tell me what to do.'”Still, Mastodon and other new potential Twitter rivals have grown, particularly since Musk officially took control of
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