Not until they add some basic features and we get some answers on the data collection.
It doesn’t even offer a reverse chronological list of posts with only people you follow. That is basic, day 1 level functionality for me.
I don’t think I’ll use it in any serious way. I left Facebook years ago now. I have an Instagram but never use it. I’m just not a user of Meta’s products. But I’ll reserve my handle and if Twitter itself finally craps the bed at least I’ll have one more off ramp.
I think I’m a bit of an outlier here, because I tried it (I already had an IG account) - but the bombardment of influencer-types, big-name brands, and having zero-control over my feed gave me more than enough reasons to leave for good.
I said I would never join facebook. Or msn messenger. Or Discord. Or Twitch. Or Twitter. But then everyone and their grandmas started using them. And despite knowing already back then they would use me as the product, I hesitantly joined.
So if they manage to release an EU-legal version, and everyone-ish joins, and mastodon becomes barren, I might join. Again. Its not like they dont know everything about me already.
The cynic in me have realized most people jumps on whatever is advertised to them and is cheap, and call anything that isnt advertised enough or too expensive for “difficult” or “looks stupid”. Those who claims ads doesn’t work on them are extra prone to jump on anything commercial while downtalking better and free’er options. So we can’t win this way.
This is a pretty moronic take. “All of these other companies have already stolen my privacy, so what’s one more? It’s not like this specific company has helped undermine democracy in a world superpower the last two elections!”
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