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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 turned over every rock to let racists, misogynists, far-right conspiracy nuts, and other assorted social miscreants crawl out to turn the site into a bottomless cesspool, users have been leaving in droves.
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 is Bluesky? Social media app seeing rising popularity after election
Social media platform Bluesky has seen a boom in new accounts since the election. President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House has solidified a position for Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X, on Trump's newly-formed Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
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.
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