True, the discussion of alternatives to Twitter has literally been monopolized by the arrival of Threads. But Meta’s new platform isn’t the only app that’s taking users away from the blue bird’s social network, quite the contrary. After Bluesky, Elon Musk finds himself facing another creature born of his former employees: Spilla social network that is increasingly becoming a viable alternative to Twitter.
What is Spill and how Spill works, the new social alternative to Twitter
Spill comes from the mind of Alphonzo ‘Phonz’ Terrell e DeVaris Brown, two former employees of Elon Musk, both African Americans, who have seen fit to create a new social network to give a voice to minorities. In fact, among the members there are two icons of the African American community: the actress Keke Palmer and the celebrated musician and producer Questlove.
The app arrived in the US in June for iPhone. At the moment it is accessed only by invitation or by registering in a waitlist. Despite being a recent platform, in less than a month Spill reached 130,000 users and yesterday – Monday July 10, 2023 it turned out the third most downloaded app from the App Store.
Of course we are very far from the astronomical figures recorded by Threads (which reached 100 million users in less than 5 days). However, the numbers seem to support the intuition of Terrell and Brown, according to which there is a need for a safe and inclusive social network. a social that does not tolerate hate online and promotes respect between different communities. Everything that Twitter is not, given that the blue platform is increasingly a place for the proliferation of fake news and toxic attitudes.
Also interesting is a survey conducted by Pew Research Center (via Ansa). The research interviewed American users and the result is emblematic: 25% of Americans say they will stop using Twitter within a year.