Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in droves
www.politico.eu
The right-wing billionaire’s platform has recently lost about 10 percent of its European user base.
    • zqps@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      14·
      16 days ago

      For most people it’s unfortunately just “is it like Twitter” - both in terms of accessibility and algorithmic content suggestion.

      • DriftingLynx@lemmy.caEnglish
        9·
        22 days ago

        I think a sad part of this is due to people wanting that vapid dopamagic response the algorithm provides.

        Is it bad for us? Yes.

        But addicts are going to addict 🫤

        I know lots of people who made a fediverse account easy enough, but just end up back on the algorithm platforms as there’s no effort required for discovery.

        • Fluffy Kitty Cat@slrpnk.netEnglish
          5·
          22 days ago

          For the longest time there just wasn’t enough activity so you’d get bored and stop checking back. There’s enough people now that this isn’t an issue anymore.

    • Maalus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      91·
      22 days ago

      Except for the fact that most people dont like jumping through multiple hoops to register an account / need to do research beforehand to do it.

    • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3·
      22 days ago

      personally i prefer bluesky just because the interface is more natural to me (and it’s just easier - but also because aew twitter is there and there’s more fandoms over on it) but i wish more people would embrace bridgyfed so that we don’t have to choose.

      • elena@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        22 days ago

        Have you tried using elk.zone? It mimics Twitter’s interface and has some great additional features (like zen mode)

        • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          2·
          22 days ago

          oh i do like elk.zone and i do use fediverse, i just find myself more active on bsky just because i follow lots more. i have accounts on both and share on both for different reasons.