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Mastodon Says App Downloads Up 47% on iOS Amid Twitter Exodus (www.pcmag.com)

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As many users seek alternatives to X, rival social network Mastodon says that its official app downloads are up 47% on iOS.

Mastodon founder Eugen Rochko says downloads on Android are also up 17%, while total monthly sign-ups rose approximately 27% to 90,000.

The open-source X rival functions much like its competitor, the site formerly known as Twitter, on the outside. However, unlike the centralized Twitter, Mastodon consists of thousands of different social networks, which are integrated into a web it calls the "fediverse."

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[-] rbos@lemmy.ca 7 points 8 months ago

I would say no* but the asterisk has a few paragraphs involving funding sustainability, cryptobro involvement, and dubious decentralization.

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Ah, damn, now I wish more would have gone to mastodon.

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