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Ask HN: Alternatives to Twitter/X?

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I've been with hit their algorithm making me prove I'm not a bot (again). My account wasn't new or bot-like in behavior I think? I usually follow AI news and tweet silly memes. So much for "free speech platform" if most of the people just get whisked away having to prove their not bots by scanning their palms apparently or uploading selfies so you know exactly who is criticizing you. I just use the web version because IT'S a WEBSITE. I don't want to use the app. I know it's due to real issues because there are bots and AI made the situation worse and it'll probably get worse for other sites in general and I see it on HN too. I did contact support so maybe my account will get unblocked (again) and I'll just happily tweet ever after, but for the meantime well I can't so maybe this also will spark discussion.

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I received this email yesterday -

"Hello *, Your account, *, was detected by our systems and automatically suspended for violating the X Rules. Specifically, for: Violating our rules against inauthentic behaviors. You may not use our services to engage in inauthentic activity that undermines the integrity of X. Note that if you attempt to evade a suspension by creating new accounts, we will suspend your new accounts. If you wish to appeal this suspension, please contact our support team. If you have an active X Premium subscription, it will not be automatically canceled by X. To cancel your X Premium subscription, follow these instructions. "

The crazy thing is I hadn't been online on Twitter for almost a month [1]. I hadn't logged in at all. So how could I have broken any rules?

Was it just a way to get me to log back in? Well, I logged in after getting the email to appeal the suspension and they told me to wait for feedback.

If I lose my Twitter account I won't lose any sleep over it.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49587392

> The crazy thing is I hadn't been online on Twitter for almost a month [1]. I hadn't logged in at all. So how could I have broken any rules?

Someone probably found your email in a data breach and used it to attempt logins or password resets.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon_(social_network)

Why the first picture of mastodon is about Israel?

You should ask on the Discussion page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Mastodon_(social_network)

My friends and furs are on mastodon, tumblr, and Bluesky

I think if you don't mind, you should post your handle so people can see what you actually did. I use X too, but I almost never run into their algorithm's limits.

Twitter is very non restrictive. If they ask that you prove that you're not a bot, then you must have been really spammy

Bluesky is almost like Twitter, many people also use Mastodon and RSS. I also heard about threads, but I don’t like it, I can’t recommend it.

Ever heard of something called Mastodon? Fediverse? Check it out

John Mastodon ofc

you can try Threads maybe

Substack.

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