X (formerly Twitter) went down once more. And this time is surely not the last.
If you are still one of the people still holding out to what Twitter used to be, here is the sign to finally move on and explore other social media platforms that suit your taste.
What might be those alternatives? Worry not because we are listing them all down.
Here are five of the best Twitter-like apps on the internet today:
1. BlueSky
No, it's not a weather app. BlueSky popped out when talks of Elon Musk acquiring Twitter began. Sort of like a great refuge for many users who are now looking for a new social media to call home.
BlueSky actually accomplished quite a few of these claims with more promises in the future to bring other desired functions of the old Twitter.
For starters, the app works the same as Twitter with its retweeting and quoting system.
The algorithm also functions exactly the same way as old Twitter when antisemitic and Neo-Nazi posts do not run rampant on the platform yet.
However, what makes BlueSky unique is that it allows users to transmit their accounts to social media if ever the app goes down so that they would not need to start again.
The main downside, however, is it remains an invite-only social media with minimal traffic even a year after it officially launched.
As for now, there is still many features that can be added to the site to suit the name of the "Twitter replacer."
2. Mastodon
This is another name commonly thrown down in the list of potential replacements for Twitter/X.
Many users who have migrated to the platform that it provides better freedom than Twitter or Instagram without being lenient on hate speech, racism, and other illegal content.
That is true to an extent. However, Mastodon's social interactions are not completely the same as Twitter and work more similar to Reddit or Discord.
Users can only interact through Mastodon through servers in which an administrator moderates the communication. The platform can also be more new-oriented when starting.
It can get a bit of getting used to as the main draw of the app is its microblogging feature.
3. Threads
What is there to say about Threads that has not been said before.
The app has continued to improve almost a year since it was first launched. It holds similar demographic with Instagram with a Twitter-looking format.
The app is also integrated with Instagram, so you might see many familiar names on this app.
Threads has yet to achieve the same recognition Twitter has reached but the future is good for this Meta project as it gains more users day by day.
4. Tumblr
If you are one of those people who migrated from Tumblr to Twitter in the early 2010s, it seems the time has come to finally return home.
Tumblr has the art aspect of Twitter as the platform is filled with aspiring artists sharing fanmade projects with the world.
It is more enjoyable if you are part of a fandom or community as surely you will feel much more at home.
If not, Tumblr still has a great algorithm for you to get used to. It's just that a lot of those posts you will see in the first weeks might be far from the usual tame contents Twitter usually recommend for new users.
All of these apps are actually great and deserve more recognition from the public.
Just a friendly reminder, all of these social media apps have very varying communities and cultures you must first get accustomed.
