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Any of the Lemmy instance admins noticed an uptick in registration on their instances? I had a few more during the initial media reports, but it has quieted down again. For now I guess only Mastodon and maybe Pixelfed are getting the Twitter refugees? I initially thought the general Fediverse media coverage would have a broader effect.
I noticed a few more on fapsi.be. But most of them were not able to write a proper application.
given that some outlets conflate Mastodon with the Fediverse, it doesn't surprise me that it's the main service where the uptick is noticeable. people probably won't start signing up to Pixelfed en masse while Instagram is still there.
According to the main Pixelfed developer it did see a big increase in users though. I guess typical Twitter users are less interested in platforms like Lemmy that prioritize sharing 3rd party links and group comments over self-promotion like Twitter/Instagram do.
Well, also that they're looking for a twitter replacement and not a reddit replacement. It's not that they're generally annoyed with the mechanics or format of twitter, but they're looking for an alternative to its current leadership and direction.
But I suppose them being on Mastodon and therefore being exposed more to interoperable Fediverse platforms could give more causal exposure to PixelFed/Lemmy/PeerTube/etc.