From the «fresh air» department:
Title: Bluesky adds 700,000 new members as users flee X after the US election Author: Luca Ittimani
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 02:44:47 +0000
Link:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/12/us-election-bluesky-users-flee-x-twitter-trump-musk
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Social media platform has become a ‘refuge’ from the far-right activism on X,
experts say, after Elon Musk teamed up with Donald Trump
Social media platform Bluesky[1] has picked up more than 700,000 new users in the week since the US election, as users seek to escape misinformation[2] and offensive[3] posts on X.
The influx, largely from North America and the UK, has helped Bluesky reach 14.5 million users worldwide, up from 9 million in September, the company said. Continue reading...[4]
Links:
[1]:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/bluesky (link)
[2]:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/31/elon-musk-election-integrity-community-misinformation-disinformation (link)
[3]:
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/04/chinese-americans-election-misinformation (link)
[4]:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/12/us-election-bluesky-users-flee-x-twitter-trump-musk (link)
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