Social media platform causing a mass X-odus

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,
Bluesky: the social media platform causing a mass X-odus
Credit: Illustration by Stephen Kelly / Getty Images The social media platform Bluesky has acquired ... of "more misinformation" and "offensive posts" since he took over, said Sky News. The latest "big new change" concerns the blocking feature, said ...
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I Left X for Bluesky, and I Actually Like Social Media Again
According to recent reports, users are deleting their X accounts at a heretofore unseen pace—and a lot of those disgruntled folks seem to be heading for bluer skies. Bluesky is but one of a host of X alternatives that have wooed some former tweeters over the past two years,
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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,
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Elon Musk’s social media posts have had a ‘sudden boost’ since July, new research reveals
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US agency raises concerns about Tesla Full Self-Driving social media posts
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Social media use found to have little to no impact on mental health
Using social media platforms for long periods has little to no association with mental health indicators like depression, ...
A postelection life as a social media nomad
Ever since the world’s richest supervillain bought Twitter in 2022 for more than $44 billion, changed the name to X, and ...
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The Voorheesville Central School District is responding to criticism of social media posts made by a school board member in ...
Indian stock market’s consecutive slides drive netizens to post memes on social media; check out here
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How to use Bluesky, the Twitter-like app that’s taking on Elon Musk’s X
Bluesky is continuing to blow up. The Twitter-like service and alternative to Elon Musk’s X, has now surpassed 16 million ...