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Twitter under Elon Musk is still up and running despite massive layoffs and a series of erratic management decisions.

Many long time users, however, worry the end is near or that platform is no longer a safe or welcoming place for them, and they’re looking for a new home online. That search had new urgency after Twitter banned several reporters on Thursday night, causing both U.S. and international officials to condemn the decision.

While a number of new and existing companies are jostling to become the next Twitter, open-source option Mastodon has seen a large influx of people. The site can be tricky for new people to understand, and might not be what fills the Twitter void in the long run. But at least for now, it has many of the same posters and experts sharing their toots (we’ll get to that).

If you’re interested in trying Mastodon out, here is a simplified guide to getting started quickly.
 
Elon ... uh .... finds a way :p
He'd have to track down every single distribution of Mastodon and issue a cease and desist if he ever actually owned it, lol. But even then, the copies downloaded and distributed before he owned it are still open source, he has no legal right to stop them :D
 
He'd have to track down every single distribution of Mastodon and issue a cease and desist if he ever actually owned it, lol. But even then, the copies downloaded and distributed before he owned it are still open source, he has no legal right to stop them :D

He'll just buy the internet. Then he can control what gets online and what doesn't :P
 
I think Elon just bought Twitter so he could fuck with people on social media who annoyed him. He's demonstrated he doesn't care how far into the ground it goes. It's all just a game to him.

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I think Elon just bought Twitter so he could take out his revenge and fuck with people on social media who crossed him. He's demonstrated he doesn't care how far into the ground it goes. It's all just a game to him.

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World's most expensive tempter tantrum
 
Sure is a waste of 44 billion dollars. Even if I had hundreds of billions of dollars, I wouldn't have wasted the money on such garbage.
Think of how many people that could have helped in the world. Nah, let's waste it to play boss on a social media platform.
 

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