Bluesky Surges as Users Abandon X Amid Musk Controversies
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Bluesky, a decentralized social media platform, experienced an outage due to a fiber cable issue with one of its internet providers, affecting some users globally. The platform has gained popularity as a friendlier alternative to X, formerly Twitter, especially after the US election, with 2.25 million new users joining recently. The outage was largely resolved by late Thursday. Bluesky's rise is partly attributed to dissatisfaction with Elon Musk's influence on X, prompting users to seek alternatives like Bluesky and Threads.
- Bluesky experiences outage as users flock to the platform BBC.com
- How to get started on Bluesky, the app some X users are defecting to The Washington Post
- X sees largest user exodus since Musk takeover NBC News
- Elon Musk's pro-Trump stance causes progressives to flee X for liberal safe space Fox News
- Bluesky has added 1 million users since the US election as people seek alternatives to X The Associated Press
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