In what can be said as one of the biggest deals in the tech world, billionaire Elon Musk acquired Twitter for a $44 billion cash deal at $54.20 per share. Recently Musk closed his deal to buy the social media service and what followed was a series of events that has raised many questions.
The latest changes to the social media platform have left many users perplexed – especially in terms of new policy changes, like chargeable blue-tick verification and more. Also, there is uncertainty around what new policies will be introduced in the coming months, leading many publishers and content creators to explore new alternatives to Twitter.
Here are a few platforms that can be great alternatives to Twitter.
Top 10 Twitter alternatives
Founded by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, the Bluesky app is not out yet. The company said in mid-October that the app would launch soon. 30,000 people have already signed up for its waitlist. The company is expected to enable people to maintain ownership of their published content and move their posts across different social networks. People can sign up and try the app in its beta stages before the public launch.
Clubhouse hosts live audio chatrooms and has gained popularity at the peak of the pandemic. The app enables users to chat with people across the world in “Rooms”. A user can start an audio chatroom and have a discussion on any topic. The app does not follow any invite-only system for users who want to access the platform.
Cohost is a social media platform that does not show ads. Posts are placed in a timeline that goes vertically, similar to Twitter. Cohost will charge a fee from people. The company said it will be soon taking tips and selling subscriptions.
Koo is a globally available micro-blogging platform, founded in India. It has over 50 million users from over 200 countries. It enables people to express their thoughts in their preferred language. Users can view social news and updates from millions of people. Users of Koo can follow millions of creators, celebrities, or topics, view trending posts, etc.
Mastodon is a social media platform similar to Twitter. It has microblogging features offered by independently run Mastodon nodes known as instances. Each node has its own code of conduct, terms of service, privacy options, and moderation policies. It is free of advertisements, has a 500-character limit, and also supports custom emojis. Mastodon has more than 1 million active users and gained nearly 500,000 new users in the month of October.
Nashville-based Parler, founded in 2018, is popular with U.S. conservatives. Parler’s approach to content moderation, which is to not interfere with what users post, has made it popular among those who disagree with the policies of Facebook and Twitter.
Available on Apple’s App Store and Android, Tribel Social allows users to target an audience to increase engagement on posts. Users can also find experts on various trending topics. Tribel lets you post your work to certain audiences and keeps track of how many likes your posts get. This way, Tribel can rank the most popular posts and contributors in every category. You can personalize your feed to find trending and breaking posts on your favorite topics easily. You can also find the most popular contributors to any topic quickly.
Truth Social was founded by former U.S. President Donald Trump. It is a platform favored by conservatives and was recently launched on Apple Inc’s iOS and Google-owned Android. However, it is only available to users in the United States.
Tumblr is a social media website that was launched in 2007. Users can post long-form blog-style content with media elements such as photos and GIFs. They can also chat with each other like Twitter’s direct messaging function. Tumblr allows users to post multimedia and other content to a blog. People can follow other people’s blogs, and bloggers can make their blogs private if they want.
uSync users can post long-form blog-style content with text, video, and photos in the “Story” area. They can also post shorter “Scribbles” that are limited to 275 characters. Users can also create events, seek out specific groups who share a common interest and share music, and entertainment. uSync charges people for using its service.
We have looked at some great Twitter alternatives that you can consider. There are still many other options available, and it really depends on which one would work best for you. Let us know in the comments section below which alternative you liked the most and would love to explore.
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