More than two million users have flocked to Mastodon since Elon Musk took over Twitter

<div><figure><img alt="An Mastodon illustration of a group of mastodons welcoming a solo traveler." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/McUEV6VnL0QGCAiqw_-GXg6g8tU=/98x0:1718x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71771683/What_is_Mastodon______What_is_Mastodon__2022_12_19_22263.290_1080p_streamshot.0.png"><figcaption><em>A lot of people are checking it out.</em> | Image: <a class="ql-link" href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=IPSbNdBmWKE&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mastodon</a></figcaption></figure><p id="ihroh7">Mastodon, a decentralized social media platform that many are turning to as a Twitter alternative, saw its userbase skyrocket from about 300,000 monthly active users to 2.5 million between October and November, Mastodon’s CEO, founder, and lead developer <a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2022/12/twitter-suspends-mastodon-account-prevents-sharing-links/">Eugen Rochko said in a new blog post</a>. Elon Musk officially took over Twitter in <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/27/23184519/elon-musk-twitter-acquisition-deal-complete-agreement">late October</a>, meaning Mastodon’s huge jump in users almost directly followed Musk’s new ownership.</p> <p id="BAixzg">Rochko’s post also addressed Twitter’s now-reversed bans on <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/18/23515221/twitter-bans-links-instagram-mastodon-competitors">sharing links to Mastodon</a>, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/15/23512004/elon-musk-starts-banning-critical-journalists-from-twitter">many journalists</a>, and the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/15/23511894/twitter-suspends-mastodon-tweeted-about-elons-jet-elonjet">@joinmastodon account</a> itself following the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/14/23508898/elonjet-twitter-ban-elon-musk-jet-tracker">still-in-place ban on @ElonJet</a>. “This is a stark reminder that centralized platforms can impose arbitrary and unfair limits on what you can and can’t say...</p> <p> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/20/23518325/mastodon-monthly-active-users-twitter-elon-musk">Continue reading…</a> </p></div>

A lot of people are checking it out. | Image: MastodonMastodon, a decentralized social media platform that many are turning to as a Twitter alternative, saw its userbase skyrocket from about 300,000 monthly active users to 2.5 million between October and November, Mastodon’s CEO, founder, and lead developer Eugen Rochko said in a new blog post. Elon Musk officially took over Twitter in late October, meaning Mastodon’s huge jump in users almost directly followed Musk’s new ownership.
Rochko’s post also addressed Twitter’s now-reversed bans on sharing links to Mastodon, many journalists, and the @joinmastodon account itself following the still-in-place ban on @ElonJet. “This is a stark reminder that centralized platforms can impose arbitrary and unfair limits on what you can and can’t say…

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