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The Latest Breaking News from Mastodon

Facebook owner to push ahead with plans to launch Twitter rival

Meta targeting Oprah Winfrey and Dalai Lama as potential users of ‘sanely run’ social networking platform

The Guardian - UK

Instagram is going to be the Twitter killer, but it needs to launch now

Elon Musk has turned Twitter into the Titanic, and we need the lifeboats in a hurry

More evidence that Apple is going with xrOS for Apple VR has surfaced

The xrOS name has reared its head(set) again, although this time in an error message.

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Climate scientists flee Twitter as hostility surges

Paris (AFP) - Scientists suffering insults and mass-spam are abandoning Twitter for alternative social networks as hostile climate-change denialism surges on the platform following Elon Musk's takeover.

AFP

What is Bluesky and how's it different to Twitter?

Amid management changes at Twitter, discontented users are exploring an alternative social media platform called Bluesky. According to media reports, downloads of the Bluesky app surged more than 600% in April.

The Conversation

Those tweets you deleted might be back online without your knowledge

The glitch raises questions about the control users have over their own content. Elon Musk's feed appears unaffected.

Fortune

Is Instagram’s new text-based Twitter-like the social media sanctuary users are looking for?

Twitter, a once unflappable landmark on the internet, appears to be in choppy waters as of late. But is a text-based Instagram offering the social media sanctuary troubled tweeters are looking for?

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Linda Yaccarino says ‘game on’ as Instagram prepares Twitter clone

Elon Musk's successor as Twitter CEO can add competition from Meta to her list of challenges.

Fortune

A beginner’s guide to prog metal in 5 essential albums

Brain-melting music meets head-scratching concepts – step into the epic world of prog metal with these five must-hear albums

Metal Hammer

3 of the best Mastodon apps to use on iPhone to help move on from Twitter

Looking for the best Mastodon experience on iOS? You’re in the right place.

iMore

TechScape: Can Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky really take over from Twitter?

The spinoff app is trying to do what Mastodon couldn’t and take a piece of Elon Musk’s pie. Plus: the race to save 1bn NSFW images on Imgur

The Guardian - UK

Why the crazy last two weeks of Bluesky convinced me it's a real challenger to Twitter

The buzzy new social media app is chaotic, fun, and refreshing change from Twitter.

Fortune

Gojira and Mastodon just levelled a Florida Ampitheater to remind everyone why they're two of metal's greatest bands

One of the most exciting metal tours of 2023 has lived up to the hype and then some

Metal Hammer

'Crypto Twitter' needs a new home. Where will everyone go?

Twitter has long been an integral part of the crypto world, but recent developments mean it's time to look at Mastodon, Nostr, or Bluesky.

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Search still on for alternatives to Musk-owned Twitter

Washington (AFP) - Since Elon Musk took over Twitter in October, users irked by the platform's new regime have vowed to move their online presence elsewhere, though this has proved harder than some had banked on.

Fortune

Bluesky is Jack Dorsey's attempt at a Twitter redo and it's already growing fast

Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey said his biggest regret was making Twitter a company. Now, a decentralized platform he created is trying to do things differently.

TechRadar

Jack Dorsey's Bluesky is like Twitter without Musk – and that's good enough for me

Jack Dorsey's Bluesky is a lot like Twitter, and also nothing like it at all.

Android Central

How to use Mastodon

If you're tired of the Twitter shenanigans, you're not alone. While there aren't many options, Mastodon is probably the closest alternative to a social media platform that rivals Twitter.

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The Guardian - UK

TechScape: How Substack, YouTube, Jack Dorsey and more plan to pick Twitter’s bones

Six months after Elon Musk took over the social network, traffic is dropping – can the spinoffs and copycats take advantage?

The Guardian - US

Thousands fled to Mastodon after Musk bought Twitter. Are they still ‘tooting’?

The decentralized social network has seen user numbers drop in recent months, but tech-savvy users remain passionate

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk hates journalists but journalists love Twitter. Where does that leave us?

The billionaire’s hamfisted handling of his new toy won’t much matter as long as politicians and media types remain bewitched

AFP

Discord, a prime ground for online 'rebels'... and leaks?

San Francisco (AFP) - It is perhaps no accident that a trove of sensitive US documents reportedly ended up in a chat room on Discord, one of a small group of platforms that are widely seen by experts as natural haunts for online renegades.

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5 things you never knew you could do with Drafts on Mac, iPad and iPhone

While Drafts may look like a tool to compose your personal projects, it's a powerful app that can do so much more.

Axios

Musk's feud with the media takes a toll on Twitter

Twitter's "free speech"-touting owner is using the service to fight his own battles with the press.

Metal Hammer

The tragic story behind Mastodon's Emperor Of Sand

Mastodon's 2017 album, Emperor Of Sand, continued the prog theme of Crack The Skye. But behind the heaviness, lay a family tragedy

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