As many users seek alternatives to X, rival social network Mastodon says that its official app downloads are up 47% on iOS.
Mastodon founder Eugen Rochko says downloads on Android are also up 17%, while total monthly sign-ups rose approximately 27% to 90,000.
The open-source X rival functions much like its competitor, the site formerly known as Twitter, on the outside. However, unlike the centralized Twitter, Mastodon consists of thousands of different social networks, which are integrated into a web it calls the “fediverse.”
Does anyone know good people to follow? I’d rather not join Bluesky.
Don’t know who exactly you are interested in, here are some random known accounts:
- the EU commission (other EU institutions as well): https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission
- gog games: https://mastodon.world/@goggames
- The New Stack: https://hachyderm.io/@TheNewStack
- Mozilla: https://mozilla.social/@mozilla
- Rust foundation: https://social.rust-lang.org/@rust
- Free Software Foundation: https://hostux.social/@fsf
- Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://mastodon.social/@eff
- Greta Thunberg: https://mastodon.nu/@gretathunberg
Regarding individuals, I’m following a bunch of software developpers. I’m mostly interested in topics, hence I prefer Lemmy by far.
