'It's a little like Twitter but the decentralized version is fully controlled by the server owner.'
The reforms that Elon Musk tried to bring to Twitter caused a handful of die-hard microblogging users to switch to Mastodon.
It is understood that the Mastodon application, which was launched in 2016, is an alternative among microbloggers as it offers similar functions as Twitter but is strictly based on decentralized.
Offering a facility that allows its users to write posts known as 'toots' as if tweeting on Twitter, it has added 230,000 new users since Musk's acquisition in the last few weeks.
The uniqueness of Mastodon that allows individuals to open a server and connect other users who share the same interest has become the main attraction among new and old microbloggers.
It seems to be a blog that allows users to post, re-post and like while connecting a number of communities with similar interests without being controlled by any body or organization.
In addition, Mastodon is so far also accessible for free in most places with only some countries asking for a donation when opening the server.
Back to Twitter and Musk, the changes the billionaire is trying to make have drawn mixed reactions among social media users since the $44 billion acquisition last month.
Musk's volume in fighting for the right to freedom of expression on Twitter was very well received by users, but the setting of the verified badge that had to be paid $8 per month was not liked.
Also an issue is that Musk is seen to bring other big changes not only to the application policy but also the company's workforce with the dismissal of important executives as soon as he enters the Twitter office.
