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Bluesky adds 700,000 new users in a week / A ‘majority' of the new users are from the US, indicating that people are searching for a new platform as an alternative to X. (www.theverge.com)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also for a sense of perspective, Twitter is owned by a Trump salesman that lies about everything (including user numbers that affect ad revenue). I've seen Bluesky users mention that actual engagement with real people is already higher than Twitter. It definitely feels more "alive" to me as well.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Relevant video from PirateSoftware talking about the difference in engagement between them.