I spent a week on Mastodon, where some are turning to as they abandon Twitter. This is what it was like. | Business Insider

following his controversial takeover of the social media platform.

You can switch servers later, but it's a real hassle because you have to create a whole new account then log back into the old one to migrate your profile over. The main problem is that people overdo it with the hashtags, which makes Mastodon ugly. There are @s and #s everywhere with all the server names and introductions, which makes it invariably tech-focused. People were adding a hashtag to almost every other word to try and attract more followers, but it feels spammy and hard to look at.

But with 978 people talking about the top one, clicking on it takes you straight to the article, with no clear way to see the online conversation about it.The top three news articles were all about Twitter.The News tab reveals another flaw about Mastodon – everyone is mostly just talking about Twitter.

Aside from this, though, many spoke about how welcoming their new community had been. If people weren't complaining about Musk, they were complaining about right-wing politics, and finding comfort among like-minded users.The highest trending hashtag was #BikeTooter, where users shared their love for cycling as opposed to cars. I also saw several users declaring their profile a safe space for reproductive justice, worried about the consequences of Roe v Wade being overturned.

I also stumbled across some accounts claiming to be Harry Styles and Taylor Swift – usually I'd shrug it off as parody, but they had a blue-tick symbol. The two users spoke in Spanish to each other, especially odd given a

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