After Twitter Takeover, Users Are Moving To THIS Alternative App
Summary
Alternative social media platforms like Tumblr and Mastodon have seen a rapid increase in adding new users amid the uproar on Twitter that has led to an increase in installs, spend and usage for its mobile app. Mastodon is open-source, free software that allows users to set up their own social networking sites. Globally, the app grew 657 percent to 1 million in the 12 days following launch, from 15,000 in the prior period. Globally, the app saw approximately 33,000 installs during that period, an increase of 3,200 percent compared to the previous 12 days. Daily use of Twitter’s mobile app also saw a slight increase, rising 2 percent in the 12 days following the acquisition compared to the prior period, the report said, something new Twitter boss Elon Musk also posted. . “The upheaval of the past two weeks is likely to continue in the near term as Twitter rapidly rolls out features and policies under his new leadership,” said Stephanie Chan, strategist for mobile insights at Sensor Tower.