Elon Musk has been the owner of Twitter for some time now, and things have been hectic, to say the least. However, Jack Dorsey, the creator of Twitter has come out with his own social media app called Bluesky. According to a new report, Bluesky has been gaining followers as Twitter has been struggling.
A lot of the current drama surrounding Twitter has to do with the verification checkmark and Twitter Blue. The verification checkmark is a pretty important part of the Twitter experience, but Elon Musk has felt the need to fix what ain’t broken.
Because of this drama, people are leaving Twitter in droves and walking toward other platforms such as Mastodon and Hive Social. Jack Dorsey introducing Bluesky only adds fuel to the fire.
Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky is gaining users
Bluesky has been pretty underground since it was created, but the platform did see an uptick in followers since Elon Musk took over Twitter. According to Bloomberg, the fledgling social media platform has amassed over 245,000 downloads on the iOS app store. More than half of those downloads came within the last month.
This means that people are vigorously looking for an alternative to Twitter. A few months ago, Mastodon gathered a bunch of users, and now, it’s time for Bluesky to have its moment in the Sun.
While Bluesky is just now gaining popularity, the app itself began development back in 2019. It’s a long time coming, as Bluesky is currently on an invite system. People who joined the waitlist back in last October are now being let into the app. If you are excited about joining Bluesky, just know that it will be a bit of a wait.
As for the app itself, it’s pretty simple in its execution. Just like with Twitter, you’re allowed to make text-based posts and add photos or videos to them as well. Text-based posts can be up to 300 characters long and you’re able to reply to them and repost them.
Bluesky is meant to be a more open platform than Twitter, so if you happen to use it, you will definitely see some differences between the apps. There’s also an Android app out, so if you want to download the app and wait for your invite, you can do so now.
2023-04-27 15:10:54