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Get Off of Twitter (nolanlawson.com)
29 points by feross on May 30, 2019 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



> Write blog posts. Use RSS. Use micro.blog. Use Mastodon. Use Pleroma. Use whatever you want, as long as it isn’t manipulating you with algorithms or selling access to your data to advertisers

RSS doesn't really count, that's more one-way than social, but the userbase of all these is less than Twitter's.

Mastodon seems like the most ready to be an alternative but doesn't have the user-base. I can't even make an account without being manually approved or using a third-party server...

I mainly use Twitter for contacting customer support etc. as it's easier and more direct than going through other channels.

I'll stick with Twitter




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