Several moments in Elon Musk's chaotic takeover of Twitter, now X, have led people to leave the platform, but so far there's been no clear contender as the 'new Twitter'. Some people love Mastodon, but it hasn't reached mass appeal. Instagram's Threads had an initial surge in sign-ups, but actual use has been less dramatic.
But could the real X contender be a platform backed by one of the founders of Twitter itself? We've seen a recent spate of artists saying that they're leaving X for BlueSky, swapping 'tweeting' for 'skeeting', due to Musk's AI plans (see our pick of the best Twitter alternatives for other options).
