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Social networking alternatives for the Meta- and Musk-averse
Twitter isn’t the only social network around — here are some others.
Over at X, Elon Musk has essentially become part of the incoming Trump administration, while various changes have made the formerly popular social network a dark and forbidding forest for many of its former inhabitants. While Bluesky had something of a slow start (it was only in invite mode for a while), it has since made up for it — as of early January 2025, it claimed over 25 million users, attracting a bevy of folks looking for a more independent network. In fact, it aspires to be part of the fediverse — a network of interconnected social media platforms — and the interface is very Twitter-like, which isn’t surprising since Bluesky was originally funded by Twitter itself.
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