8 Twitter/X alternatives for if you want to get off Elon Musk's wild ride

The social media platform formerly known as Twitter has lost a lot of its appeal. Its rebranding to the much less distinctive X is just one unpopular decision in a long line of them, stretching right back to Elon Musk’s court-ordered takeover of the company in Oct. 2022. Users have been leaving Twitter — or tweeting about leaving Twitter — since the moment Musk’s takeover was announced, and the microblogging website’s revenue dropped significantly when advertisers followed not long after. SEE ALSO: ‘My Twitter’ trends as users mourn loss of the iconic blue bird The main question for many has been: Where do we go from here? Many are now on the search for an alternative platform that offers the same things they once loved about Twitter, whether that’s a sense of community, access to the latest breaking news, or the memes.Here are a few X aka Twitter alternatives for you to explore in your search for your next digital haunt.1. BlueskyOut of all the alternatives that have emerged, Bluesky is the one that most closely resembles Twitter. A spinoff of the company from before Musk took over, Bluesky even has Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey on its board of directors. It looks like a good option if you miss the good ol’ days of just posting inoffensive tweets between friends, but keep in mind that Bluesky’s terms and conditions state that it owns everything you post.Other than that, the main issue you’ll likely have is actually creating a Bluesky account. The…8 Twitter/X alternatives for if you want to get off Elon Musk's wild ride