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Bluesky crashes as two million users join in response to Musk's cabinet appointment

dailymail.co.uk — November 14, 2024 at 08:01 PM UTC

Bluesky, a liberal social media platform, experienced a crash after two million new users joined in response to Elon Musk's appointment to Donald Trump's cabinet. The site temporarily went into read-only mode due to the surge in traffic. Since Musk's announcement on Tuesday, Bluesky's active users have doubled. In contrast, Twitter, now called X, saw a record number of 115,000 users deactivate their accounts on the same day. Bluesky has become the top app in the iPhone App Store, while X has dropped to 25th place. The shift reflects a growing trend of users leaving Twitter for platforms perceived as more liberal.

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Timeline:

[4.5]

Bluesky gains 2 million users as Taylor Swift fans flock to new platform (techcrunch.com)

119d 16h

[4.0]

Bluesky surges in popularity as users leave X for a more enjoyable social media experience (lifehacker.com)

119d 16h

[4.3]

Bluesky surpasses 16 million users as an alternative to Elon Musk's X (techcrunch.com)

119d 16h

[3.9]

Users migrate from Twitter to Bluesky as interest grows in new platform (popsci.com)

119d 17h

[4.3]

Bluesky gains 1.25 million users as X faces outages after election changes (newsweek.com)

119d 17h

[5.0]

Bluesky gains over 1 million users as dissatisfaction with X grows after US election (dw.com)

119d 18h

[3.7]

Bluesky faces outages as user surge pushes platform to 15 million accounts (lifehacker.com)

119d 18h

[3.9]

Bluesky attracts users leaving X for its decentralized features and enhanced control (independent.co.uk)

119d 18h

[5.4]

The Guardian stops posting on Elon Musk's X, urging others to follow suit (theguardian.com)

119d 19h

[3.8]

Bluesky crashes as two million users join in response to Musk's cabinet appointment (dailymail.co.uk)

119d 19h

[4.5]

Bluesky gains millions of users as disillusioned Twitter users make the switch (techradar.com)

119d 19h

[4.2]

Bluesky adds 1.25 million users in a week following Trump’s election victory (nypost.com)

119d 19h

[4.1]

Bluesky experiences major outage as user registrations surge (timesnownews.com)

119d 20h

[4.5]

Bluesky gains 1 million users since US election reaching 15 million total (kgw.com)

119d 21h

[4.0]

Bluesky gains 1.25 million users as brands and celebrities leave X for a new social media experience (forbes.com)

119d 23h

[4.0]

La Vanguardia to suspend X accounts over disinformation concerns (gazette.com)

120d 2h

[4.4]

Bluesky attracts one million new users in a week as X alternative gains popularity (fastcompany.com)

120d 3h

[4.0]

Bluesky becomes top app on App Store as X users flee after US election (independent.co.uk)

120d 3h

[4.3]

La Vanguardia and The Guardian stop posting on X over disinformation concerns (aljazeera.com)

120d 3h

[3.8]

Bluesky gains 1 million users after Trump's re-election as celebrities leave X (firstpost.com)

120d 3h

[4.0]

Celebrities leave X following election and Musk's support for Trump (newsweek.com)

120d 4h

[3.5]

La Vanguardia stops posting on X over disinformation concerns (firstpost.com)

120d 4h

[4.0]

La Vanguardia quits X, citing disinformation and lack of moderation (firstpost.com)

120d 4h

[4.4]

The Guardian stops posting on X over content concerns (newstalkzb.co.nz)

120d 7h

[5.0]

The Guardian stops posting on X, citing concerns over content and discourse (irishtimes.com)

120d 8h

[4.4]

Bluesky gains 1 million users after US election as X faces account deactivations (aljazeera.com)

120d 10h

[4.6]

Bluesky gains 1 million users in wake of U.S. election as alternatives to X grow (time.com)

120d 11h

[4.9]

Trump's election win prompts over 115,000 users to leave X for Bluesky (livemint.com)

120d 11h

[4.8]

The Guardian stops posting on X over concerns of racism and conspiracy theories (thehindu.com)

120d 11h

[4.2]

Bluesky gains 700,000 users as X faces exodus after U.S. election (tribune.com.pk)

120d 12h

[4.6]

Over 115,000 users leave X for Bluesky after US presidential election (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

120d 12h

[4.5]

Bluesky adds 1 million users in a week following U.S. elections (inquirer.net)

120d 13h

[4.3]

Bluesky gains 2 million users in a month, reaching 15 million as interest in alternatives to X grows (9to5mac.com)

120d 13h

[4.5]

Bluesky gains 1 million users in a week as X users seek alternatives after US election (inquirer.net)

120d 13h

[4.0]

Jamie Lee Curtis and Don Lemon leave X as The Guardian halts content sharing (news.yahoo.com)

120d 13h

[5.1]

Bluesky adds 1.25 million users in wake of U.S. election results (cnbc.com)

120d 14h

[4.1]

Bluesky sees surge in new users as Twitter alternative gains popularity (wired.com)

120d 14h

[4.4]

Bluesky tops App Store as users shift from Elon Musk's X after election (sea.mashable.com)

120d 14h

[4.7]

Bluesky gains 1 million users since US election reaching 15 million total (wfaa.com)

120d 14h

[4.6]

Progressives leave X for Bluesky after Trump's reelection (foxnews.com)

120d 15h

[4.7]

The Guardian exits X, citing concerns over disturbing content and political influence (irishtimes.com)

120d 15h