An excellent explanation for the Mastodon membership explosion, clearly due to defectors from Twitter because of the unpredictability of its new owner. Defectors is an overstatement as most have not closed their Twitter accounts and are waiting to see what happens next. However, such an uncertainty, coupled with the frequent aggressiveness on the network, has pushed users to explore alternatives.
[via @rickypo] https://twitter.com/rickypo/status/1590232762614943744?s=12&t=KHHJhpQdKQf4DdtQTzZBkw