Nearly 1 million users signed up for Bluesky each day last week as the social networking website thrives in the wake of a liberal exodus from X.
Many users either quitting X or deactivating their accounts cited a “toxic” or “disturbing” environment, in part blaming owner Elon Musk’s leadership and promotion of certain political stances.
President-elect Trump’s win and and his close alliance with Musk have intensified those concerns, repelling users who have grown uncomfortable or exhausted with the political climate on X.
“Twitter has always had its problems but over the last year or so, it has become a more toxic place, it certainly minimizes progressive voices, it has become a conservative ethosphere and I see that trend continuing,” Democratic strategist Rodell Mollineau told The Hill.
To be sure, Bluesky’s size pales in comparison to X.
Musk’s site reportedly has 588 million accounts, meaning the users who have left, including more than 115,000 U.S. web users who deactivated their accounts the day after Election Day, represent a small segment of its audience.
Bluesky’s total user base surged by more than 500 percent after the election, but still has just 22.5 million users as of Monday afternoon.
Still, the Bluesky spike points to a new trend in social media of users dispersing themselves among different platforms.
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