Squall – A microblogging platform that replaces tweetstorms
Squall – A microblogging platform that replaces tweetstorms launched on March 6, 2015 with 40 votes, #1,060 of 2,697 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.
In plain words
Squall is a microblogging platform designed as an alternative to Twitter's tweetstorms, allowing users to post connected series of short messages. Launched in 2015, it targets people who want to share longer thoughts broken into bite-sized posts while keeping conversations organized in a single thread. The platform distinguishes itself by structuring multi-post narratives more clearly than traditional social media feeds, making extended commentary easier to follow and read.
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