A beginner’s guide to Mastodon, the open source Twitter alternative

Mastodon has almost doubled its userbase since Elon Musk took control of Twitter last month. Here's what you need to know ...

Can a social app fix the ‘terrible devastation’ of social media?

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp have raised new funding for a social media app that helps ...
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Mike Fossey was an old Twitter legend before his death — here's what happened to him

If you spent any time at all on X (formerly Twitter) in the 2010s, you probably recognize the handle @mikefossey, aka Mike ...

Twitter now directs to X.com in the latest step in Musk's rebrand of the platform

Trying to access Twitter now redirects to X.com as owner Elon Musk takes the latest step in rebranding the social media platform.
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Here’s how to get your Twitter Wrapped 2025, and see what you tweeted about most

For the first time, Twitter users have found a way to create their own Wrapped for 2025, even though the platform hasn’t officially launched one. Instead of waiting, people are tagging Grok, the ...

The user who invented the hashtag has reportedly left Twitter, saying the company 'deserved more dignity and consideration than it's received in the last six months'

Chris Messina, who suggested in 2007 that Twitter start using hashtags to group tweets, has said goodbye to the platform.