Characterizing Twitter moderation as "blatant censorship" does not, to my mind, indicate that you are a serious conversant here.
> How was Twitter any better before him?!
Before Musk took over it wasn't saddled with the $13B in debt he took on to buy it. Before Musk took over advertisers weren't fleeing the platform in droves. Before Musk took over no one could impersonate Eli Lilly with a blue checkmark and cause its stock to crash. There's no indication now that Twitter will do anything to stop hate campaigns and abuse when they arise (hate speech is free speech, after all, and isn't illegal in the US). I could imagine some kind of future for Twitter before Musk, but that's immensely more difficult now.
I don't think Mastodon is the solution, mind you. But it's no surprise to me that a lot of folks are looking for an alternative.
> How was Twitter any better before him?!
Before Musk took over it wasn't saddled with the $13B in debt he took on to buy it. Before Musk took over advertisers weren't fleeing the platform in droves. Before Musk took over no one could impersonate Eli Lilly with a blue checkmark and cause its stock to crash. There's no indication now that Twitter will do anything to stop hate campaigns and abuse when they arise (hate speech is free speech, after all, and isn't illegal in the US). I could imagine some kind of future for Twitter before Musk, but that's immensely more difficult now.
I don't think Mastodon is the solution, mind you. But it's no surprise to me that a lot of folks are looking for an alternative.