With Meta planning to loosen hate speech rules, I take a look at alternatives to Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
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Two years after Musk’s Twitter takeover: a look at the state of alternatives
Two years after Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, it’s obvious users should switch to anything else. I take a look at how Mastodon and Bluesky are faring.
Blog status update (July 2024): The blog turns 14
In this month’s blog status update (and blog anniversary post), I look at how things have fared traffic-wise during the first half of 2024.
Blog status update (June 2024): The blogroll returns, plus blogging vs. AI and social media
In this month’s blog status update, I look at why I’ve returned a blogroll to my blog, plus why blogging matters versus AI-clogged outlets.
Jack Dorsey leaves Bluesky, calls Twitter “freedom technology”
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has left Bluesky’s board and fully returned to using Twitter, calling it “freedom technology.”
The US bans TikTok unless the social network’s sold
The US government has passed a law banning TIkTok in the US unless it’s sold within the next year. I examine why this is a flawed idea.
President Biden is now on the fediverse
With Meta’s Threads activating ActivityPub support, one significant user has joined the “fediverse”: President Biden.
Blog status update (March 2024)
In this month’s blog status update, I talk about dropping Google ads, as well as my current social network usage.
Recommended Twitter alternatives
A look at Twitter alternatives, from Twitter replacements like Mastodon to old-school standbys like Facebook.
A year of Twitter under Elon Musk; also, the current state of Twitter alternatives
A look at the state of Twitter since Elon Musk bought the social network a year ago. Also, my recommended Twitter alternatives.