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Black Kitty Ain't Happy
Social media platform Bluesky has nearly 25 million users, continuing to grow after the election as some people look for alternatives to X.
When X owner Elon Musk originally purchased Twitter for $44 billion in October 2022 and sought to overhaul the platform to fit his "free speech absolutist" vision, several platforms old and new vied to become the landing place for people looking to leave the site. Mastodon and Instagram's Threads were some of the original top contenders in the race, but none have been able to firmly take hold as X's top competition.
The push to leave X seemed to have taken on renewed force when Donald Trump won the presidential election, as Musk has been appointed to a leadership role in the President-elect's upcoming administration. At the same time, Bluesky, a decentralized platform that has a similar look and feel to Twitter, saw new signups in droves.
According to the Bluesky User Count, the platform has 24.3 million users total as of Thursday, an increase of approximately 10 million since Election Day.
When X owner Elon Musk originally purchased Twitter for $44 billion in October 2022 and sought to overhaul the platform to fit his "free speech absolutist" vision, several platforms old and new vied to become the landing place for people looking to leave the site. Mastodon and Instagram's Threads were some of the original top contenders in the race, but none have been able to firmly take hold as X's top competition.
The push to leave X seemed to have taken on renewed force when Donald Trump won the presidential election, as Musk has been appointed to a leadership role in the President-elect's upcoming administration. At the same time, Bluesky, a decentralized platform that has a similar look and feel to Twitter, saw new signups in droves.
According to the Bluesky User Count, the platform has 24.3 million users total as of Thursday, an increase of approximately 10 million since Election Day.
Social media platform Bluesky nearing 25 million users in continued post-election growth
Bluesky is a social media platform with a similar look as Twitter, now X, but is a decentralized platform with growing usership after the election.
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