Why hackers moved from Twitter to Mastodon
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“moved from Twitter to Mastodon/Fediverse, at least in part hosted in the EU.”DamonHD, 2026-01-08original comment ↗
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Twitter vs Mastodon
| Mastodon | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 0 | 2 |
| Hackers who criticize | 3 | 0 |
| Moved away from it | 3 | 0 |
| Moved to it | 0 | 1 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Twitter
“Twitter also started showing algorithmic feeds with more and more „suggested” people rather than those I followed.”arnvald, 2026-04-25original comment ↗
“In my opinion, twitter went to shit when the incentive for creating engagement switched from gaining social capital to gaining... erm... actual capital.”glitch13, 2026-03-05original comment ↗
“I switched from my Twitter addiction to a Bluesky addiction.”lolive, 2026-01-11original comment ↗
Praise for Mastodon
“Luckily, we have alternatives: Bluesky, Mastodon.”reddalo, 2026-01-19original comment ↗