In 2019, ITMedia ran a survey of 1,879 mixi users. 70% of respondents said they use the service every day[8]. However, a separate survey by the marketing firm SheepDog in August also showed 50% of people in Japan have no idea what mixi is. 

New Post: Fears over Twitter's future since Elon Musk's takeover have led some in Japan to consider social messaging like it's 2004. Learn why everyone is suddenly muttering about mixi 

With the uncertainty around Twitter, mixi started trending again. But this time, instead of cringing at their decades-old fanfic, users brought up the real possibility of returning to the service should Musk’s canary die in the coal mine. 

One Twitter user argued: “While the world’s users are wondering which unfamiliar social networking site they should use, Japanese people have a bit of an advantage because we’ve got mixi, which is like a family home holding your dar 

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