Bluesky, a social media app which launched in 2021, is seeing renewed interest as an alternative to X fka Twitter, particularly in the United States, parts of Europe, and Japan, where communities like the Swifties are flocking to the X competitor.
This isnt the first app to challenge Elon Musks X. After Metas much-frenzied Threads app saw a meteoric rise last year, many believed it would be the end of Musks self-styled free speech platform. Bluesky has now reached 18 million users in two weeks, and this surge may or may not have had anything to do with the recent U.S. presidential elections.
If youre curious to see whether the grass is greener or bluer on the other side, you might want to act quickly before someone claims your favourite username.
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