Since our overlord Elon took over Twitter, it’s been a total shitshow and doesn’t look like it’s ever going to get better. I don’t want to support him, his companies, their advertisers or the influx of hate spewing idiots now flooding the platform so have set myself up on Mastodon.
I’ve moved my business and personal accounts too. It’s been beautiful so far, with no adverts, minimal arguments and genuine conversations happening. I’d forgotten how nice social media could be before it all became about ads and algorithms.
As well as the political and data mining aspects to Twitter, I’ve also noticed my array of accounts get quietly de-prioritised lately. Apparently if we don’t post multiple times a day and DRIVE ENGAGEMENT to keep their advertisers happy, our Twitter accounts get muffled.
Combine all that with the generally hostile tone of people on there and it’s time for me to call it a day.