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Beth Ure

What is Mastodon and will it replace Twitter?

Since Elon Musk took the reigns of social media giant Twitter and introduced dramatic changes, some angered users have started looking for a replacement.

Musk's short time as Twitter CEO so far has seen him firing a huge percentage of the work force, including some top execs at the company. Musk originally purchased the company for $44bn, claiming that he wanted to rid the site of bots and fake profiles, but his first decisions as CEO have made users worried that platform will become overrun with extremism and hate speech.

The Tesla boss has since introduced a new verification system, Twitter Blue, which allows users to pay have a blue tick next to their name, usually reserved for people like celebrities, government officials, or companies and trusted news organisation. He's also reinstated some high profile accounts that had been banned, including Kanye West.

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