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Twitter is one of the most popular social media platforms in the world, with millions of active users posting their thoughts, opinions, and news updates on a daily basis. However, in recent years, some people have grown frustrated with Twitter’s limitations, including character limits, lack of privacy features, and issues with moderation. As a result, many are now looking for alternative social media platforms that offer more flexibility and control. In this article, we put together a list of five Twitter alternatives that you can use in 2023:
Mastodon
Mastodon is a decentralized social media platform that allows users to create their own social networks called instances. Each instance is run by a different user or group, giving users more control over their data and content. Mastodon offers features similar to Twitter, such as the ability to post short messages called toots, follow other users, and use hashtags to categorize your content. It’s also worth mentioning Mastodon does not have Twitter’s character limit and offers more privacy options, such as the ability to make posts visible only to followers.
Gab
Gab is a free-speech social network that paints itself as a Twitter alternative. Gab allows users to post messages called gab posts, follow other users, and use hashtags to categorize content. Gab also offers features not found on Twitter, such as the ability to create private groups and message other users directly. However, Gab has faced criticism for its lack of moderation and its association with potentially hurtful content.
Minds
Minds is an open-source social network that aims to be a decentralized and more privacy-focused alternative to Twitter. Minds allows users to share messages, follow other users, and organize content using hashtags. Minds also offers a range of privacy features, such as the ability to make posts visible only to friends, use end-to-end encryption for messaging, and store data on a user’s device rather than in the cloud.
Parler
Parler is a social network that bills itself as a free speech alternative to Twitter. Parler allows users to post messages called parleys, interact with other users, and verify accounts to indicate authenticity. Parler also offers features not found on Twitter, such as the ability to filter content by language and block specific users or keywords. However, Parler has faced criticism for its association with right-wing and extremist content.
MeWe
MeWe is a social network that bills itself as a privacy-focused alternative to Facebook and Twitter. MeWe allows users to post messages called updates, follow other users, and use hashtags to categorize the content. MeWe also offers a range of privacy features, such as end-to-end encryption for messaging, the ability to make posts visible only to specific groups or individuals, and the option to delete all data from the platform at any time.
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