Want to quit Twitter? Here are top 8 alternatives to consider right now

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While Twitter is juggling its recently imposed restrictions, which are asserted to be temporary measures, users have already started scrambling the internet for alternatives as they face issues with the microblogging platform.

Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, and since then, the platform has been making its name for all the wrong reasons. In recent days, Twitter blocked unregistered users from accessing the posts unless they signed up or logged in to their accounts. Further, a supposedly “temporary” limit was imposed, due to which users are now limited to seeing a certain number of posts in a day.

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Musk’s Twitter has been echoing in the tech circle as the tech leader was seen laying off a significant number of employees. The platform hurriedly launched its new TweetDeck, and when we reached out to them for a response, we received an automated email with the scat emoji. With all these problems mounting and impacting the user experience, here is our list of alternatives that one can explore, though none of the other platforms can truly replace the microblogging site.

Instagram’s threads are all set to make their appearance on July 6. The company’s first all-hands meeting, which was held earlier this month in Menlo Park, California, apparently featured a glimpse of Twitter’s competitor from one of Meta’s senior executives, according to The Verge. Reports suggest that the new app will resemble a combination of Instagram and Twitter, according to earlier claims. Moreover, a launch date teaser has been added to Instagram’s app by Meta.

The platform was founded by the former CEO and co-creator of Twitter,