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People are flocking to social media app Bluesky. What is it, and who made it?
Bluesky originated as a project funded by Twitter several years before Elon Musk's ownership. Here's how to join the platform.
Bluesky sees a post-election surge in new users amid exodus from X. Here's what to know about the social media platform.
The social media platform Bluesky has welcomed a wave of new users in the wake of the presidential election, with more than 1.25 million flocking to the site in the last week. The recent surge seems to be happening in tandem with an exodus from X,
What To Know About Bluesky—The Buzzy Social Media App Siphoning Users From Elon Musk’s X
Bluesky has added 1.5 million users over the past week as former President Donald Trump’s election victory prompted users to flee X, the platform owned by Trump ally Elon Musk.
What is Bluesky? Social media app seeing rising popularity after election
In this photo illustration, the Bluesky logo is displayed on a cell phone with the app displayed on a computer monitor on November 14, 2024 in Pasadena, California. The social media app Bluesky has seen its user base increase by 1.25 million since the U.S. Presidential elections as some people leave rival X, which is owned by Elon Musk.
What is Bluesky? Social network sees user surge post-election
Bluesky, a social media platform similar to X, gained over 1 million users in the week following the U.S. election as former X users look for alternative online spaces.
I Left X for Bluesky, and I Actually Like Social Media Again
Users have been leaving Elon Musk's X and flocking to the decentralized social media network Bluesky in recent months, with over a million accounts added since the U.S. presidential election. And after years of feeling like an also-ran,
What's Bluesky? Officials, agencies flock to new social media alternative
Following the election, public officials and agencies are joining Bluesky, a decentralized social media alternative, as many shift away from X.
Threads vs. Bluesky: Which social media network is right for you?
For better or worse, there are currently two major options for X-pats looking to cultivate a Classic Twitter experience: Threads and Bluesky. If X has become microblogging’s past, one of these two just may be its future—the proverbial marketplace of ideas where posts go viral and people find community,
Bluesky: the social media platform causing a mass X-odus
The social media platform Bluesky has acquired more than one million new users since the US election, said a company spokesperson. This influx of new members, largely from the US and UK, has been put down to users seeking to "escape misinformation and offensive posts on X",
Bluesky, the Fediverse, and the future of social media
I care a lot about the future of social media. It’s how many of us learn about the world and connect to each other; putting something so important in the hands of a handful of centralized corporations has repeatedly proven itself to be harmful.
How the US election result is pushing social media users away from X and onto Bluesky
Following Donald Trump's reelection a wave of exits from X, the platform run by Trump's political ally Elon Musk, has been underway. Some users have moved to Bluesky, which has 14.5 million users to date in November,
Is Bluesky Down? Users Turn Away From Elon Musk's X, Cause Website Outage
Over 1.25 million new users joined in the last week, with many leaving X due to Musk's support of President-elect Trump.
What is Bluesky Social? Why people are going to this Twitter alternative
After Donald Trump was reelected, interest in Bluesky Social has soared. Here's how the Twitter alternative differs from Elon ...
Bluesky's stormy day: How its explosive growth led to inevitable outages
The swift expansion of the X rival reveals the urgent need for decentralized infrastructure to ensure a scalable, user-owned ...
Lizzo Latest Celeb to Join Bluesky Amid X Exodus—'Leaving Toxicity in 2024'
"I hate the internet. Anyways I joined bluesky cus we're leaving toxicity in 2024," the singer posted on Instagram.
I wasted my day on Bluesky Social and no, I'm not sorry
I would like to say I saw Bluesky Social's big moment coming. After all, I joined the social network in April 2023 when few ...
Outage hits Bluesky just as the platform's popularity takes off
The social media platform Bluesky was hit by an outage on Thursday, amid a rising wave of popularity for the app, which is ...
Lizzo Joins Bluesky & Explains Her Reasoning: ‘I Hate the Internet’
Bluesky smiling at Lizzo, nothing but Bluesky does she see. As countless former X users have been flocking to the alternative ...
How to get started on Bluesky, the app some X users are defecting to
After X owner Elon Musk helped Donald Trump successfully run for office, some X users are jumping ship for the decentralized ...