Search still on for alternatives to Elon Musk-owned Twitter

By Daniel HOFFMAN

Users looking to leave Musk’s chaotic Twitter are scoping out other alternatives, with mixed results. — Reuters

WASHINGTON: Since Elon Musk took over Twitter in October, users irked by the platform’s new regime have vowed to move their online presence elsewhere, though this has proved harder than some had banked on.

Here is a list of some of the contenders to dethrone Twitter as the go-to website for the media, officials and celebrities.

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