Try Mastodon. I did.

Sick and tired of the bullshit algorithmic feeds, and incessant advertising on social media?

You might consider switching to Mastodon. It is not for everyone, but it might be for you. Apart from this website, Mastodon is now my only social media presence.

Here is everything you need to know…..

TechCrunch

Unless if you’re really in the know about nascent platforms, you probably didn’t know what Mastodon was until Elon Musk bought Twitter and renamed it X. In the initial aftermath of the acquisition, as users fretted over what direction Twitter would take, millions of users hopped over to Mastodon, a fellow microblogging site. As time […] techcrunch.com/2026/01/01/what

January 1, 2026, 9:04 pm 24 boosts 31 favorites

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2 responses to “Try Mastodon. I did.”

  1. Victor Bezrukov, photographer Avatar
    Victor Bezrukov, photographer

    Actually, people started looking for the alternatives when Google closed their Google plus platform. And it was much more popular for photographers than Twitter.

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  2. Brian Scott Avatar
    Brian Scott

    I switched some time back and won’t go back to “mainstream” algorithm driven (anti)social media again. I tried a new FB account recently so i could be in touch with old buddies etc. but, couldn’t handle it after two weeks, I gave up. I think most people just go along with it. You don’t know how bad it is until you try somewhere else, like Mastodon 🙂

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