twitter Social Media Users Flock to Mastodon and Tumblr Amid Twitter Upheaval Frustrated by Elon Musk's chaotic leadership and strict content policies, thousands of users are leaving Twitter for decentralized and legacy platforms. Mastodon and Tumblr experience massive surges in new sign-ups as a direct result.
flickr Flickr Considers Joining the Decentralized Fediverse Through ActivityPub Flickr's CEO is actively polling users about adopting the ActivityPub protocol, which could transform the photo-sharing platform into a part of the decentralized fediverse.
tumblr Automattic Acquires Tumblr for Fraction of Original Billion-Dollar Price WordPress parent company Automattic purchases the struggling blogging platform Tumblr from Verizon for a reported sum well below $20 million. The deal brings 200 staffers over to Automattic as Tumblr seeks to rebuild its once-dominant community.