{"id":125997,"date":"2024-11-15T04:46:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T21:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125997"},"modified":"2024-11-15T04:46:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T21:46:47","slug":"what-to-know-about-bluesky-and-how-it-compares-to-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125997","title":{"rendered":"What To Know About Bluesky\u2014And How It Compares To X"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"topline-heading\">Topline<\/h2>\n<p>Bluesky, a text-based social media platform that is functionally similar to (and even shares the same co-founder as) X, formerly known as Twitter, is spiking in usership as X users flee the Elon Musk-owned platform after former President Donald Trump won the election and recruited Musk to lead a government efficiency department.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-0\" role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion><\/p>\n<p class=\"color-body light-text\">Bluesky surged in membership this week. (Photo Illustration by Mario Tama\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Key Facts<\/h2>\n<div class=\"key-facts\">\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Bluesky was conceived of as a research project to \u201cdecentralize\u201d Twitter by its then-CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey in 2019, eventually launching as its own company in 2021 and opening to the public in a beta stage in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Bluesky now operates as a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/02\/22\/bluesky-opens-up-federation-letting-anyone-run-their-own-server\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/02\/22\/bluesky-opens-up-federation-letting-anyone-run-their-own-server\/\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/02\/22\/bluesky-opens-up-federation-letting-anyone-run-their-own-server\/\" aria-label=\"decentralized\">decentralized<\/a>\u201d social media platform, which means users can create their own servers on which they can store data and set their own rules, instead of using servers owned by the company.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Many of the functions on Bluesky are similar to those on X, including the ability to make text-based posts with a 256-character limit (known as \u201cskeets\u201d) that can also include images and videos, re-post and like other posts and reply to other users.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Users can follow other individuals to curate their own timeline and send users direct messages, much like on X.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Bluesky users can also block one another, an attractive feature for users who have criticized Musk\u2019s changes to the X <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/09\/23\/x-will-soon-make-your-public-posts-visible-to-accounts-youve-blocked\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/09\/23\/x-will-soon-make-your-public-posts-visible-to-accounts-youve-blocked\/\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/09\/23\/x-will-soon-make-your-public-posts-visible-to-accounts-youve-blocked\/\" aria-label=\"block feature\">block feature<\/a>, which now makes an X user\u2019s post visible to all others, including those they have blocked.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Bluesky has a moderation team to enforce <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.social\/about\/support\/community-guidelines\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/bsky.social\/about\/support\/community-guidelines\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/bsky.social\/about\/support\/community-guidelines\" aria-label=\"community guidelines\">community guidelines<\/a>\u2014which forbid promoting \u201chate or extremist conduct,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/02\/technology\/twitter-hate-speech.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/02\/technology\/twitter-hate-speech.html\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/02\/technology\/twitter-hate-speech.html\" aria-label=\"common criticism\">common criticism<\/a> of X under Musk\u2014and lets users use a collaborative moderation tool called <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.social\/about\/blog\/03-12-2024-stackable-moderation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/bsky.social\/about\/blog\/03-12-2024-stackable-moderation\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/bsky.social\/about\/blog\/03-12-2024-stackable-moderation\" aria-label=\"Ozone\">Ozone<\/a> to moderate communities on the platform.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">News Peg<\/h2>\n<p>Bluesky has added more than 1.5 million new users over the past week, company spokesperson Emily Liu told Forbes. The influx of Bluesky signups has coincided with Trump\u2019s victory, as Musk, an increasingly vocal right-wing figure, has emerged as a key Trump ally. Trump announced Musk would co-lead the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/antoniopequenoiv\/2024\/11\/12\/trump-says-elon-musk-will-head-new-department-of-government-efficiency-alongside-vivek-ramaswamy\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/antoniopequenoiv\/2024\/11\/12\/trump-says-elon-musk-will-head-new-department-of-government-efficiency-alongside-vivek-ramaswamy\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/antoniopequenoiv\/2024\/11\/12\/trump-says-elon-musk-will-head-new-department-of-government-efficiency-alongside-vivek-ramaswamy\/\" aria-label=\"Department of Government Efficiency\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/vivek-ramaswamy\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/vivek-ramaswamy\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/vivek-ramaswamy\/\" aria-label=\"Vivek Ramaswamy\" rel=\"noopener\">Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">How Does Bluesky\u2019s Usership Compare To X?<\/h2>\n<p>Though Bluesky usership is spiking, it still lags far behind X. Liu told Forbes Bluesky has about 14.5 million total users, while <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/XData\/status\/1769826435576037702\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/XData\/status\/1769826435576037702\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/x.com\/XData\/status\/1769826435576037702\" aria-label=\"X said\">X said<\/a> in March about 250 million people use the social platform every day.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">What Notable Users Have Migrated To Bluesky?<\/h2>\n<p>The Guardian news organization announced its dozens of X accounts, across which it has about 27 million followers, would cease operation. \u201cWe think that the benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives,\u201d the organization said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2024\/nov\/13\/why-the-guardian-is-no-longer-posting-on-x\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2024\/nov\/13\/why-the-guardian-is-no-longer-posting-on-x\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2024\/nov\/13\/why-the-guardian-is-no-longer-posting-on-x\" aria-label=\"column\">column<\/a>, stating the platform promotes \u201cfar-right conspiracy theories and racism.\u201d Celebrities with large followings this week, including journalist Don Lemon and actress Jamie Lee Curtis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/stephenpastis\/2024\/11\/13\/prominent-x-accounts-including-the-guardian-and-don-lemon-are-leaving-elon-musks-site-heres-why\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/stephenpastis\/2024\/11\/13\/prominent-x-accounts-including-the-guardian-and-don-lemon-are-leaving-elon-musks-site-heres-why\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/stephenpastis\/2024\/11\/13\/prominent-x-accounts-including-the-guardian-and-don-lemon-are-leaving-elon-musks-site-heres-why\/\" aria-label=\"announced\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> they would leave X. Other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-lists\/elon-musk-twitter-celebrities-quit-1234634670\/gigi-hadid-4-1234634696\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-lists\/elon-musk-twitter-celebrities-quit-1234634670\/gigi-hadid-4-1234634696\/\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-lists\/elon-musk-twitter-celebrities-quit-1234634670\/gigi-hadid-4-1234634696\/\" aria-label=\"celebrities\">celebrities<\/a> left after Musk took over the platform in 2022, including Elton John, Whoopi Goldberg, Gigi Hadid and Shonda Rhimes.<\/p>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"inread\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-inread\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Surprising Fact<\/h2>\n<p>Dorsey has distanced himself from Bluesky, confirming in May that he had left the company\u2019s board, months after he deleted his personal Bluesky account. Dorsey instead <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jack\/status\/1786773074232107424\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jack\/status\/1786773074232107424\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/x.com\/jack\/status\/1786773074232107424\" aria-label=\"praised\">praised<\/a> X as \u201cfreedom technology,\u201d seemingly urging users to stay on the platform. \u201cWe sincerely thank Jack for his help funding and initiating the Bluesky project. Today, Bluesky is thriving as an open source social network running on atproto, the decentralized protocol we have built,\u201d the official Bluesky account posted. Dorsey\u2019s comments were a shift from last year, when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2023\/04\/29\/elon-musk-twitter-jack-dorsey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2023\/04\/29\/elon-musk-twitter-jack-dorsey\/\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2023\/04\/29\/elon-musk-twitter-jack-dorsey\/\" aria-label=\"openly criticized Musk\">openly criticized Musk<\/a>, stating he hadn\u2019t \u201cacted right\u201d and the platform went \u201csouth\u201d after he took over.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Crucial Quote<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cOur online experience doesn\u2019t have to depend on billionaires unilaterally making decisions over what we see. On an open social network like Bluesky, you can shape your experience for yourself,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.social\/about\/blog\/03-12-2024-stackable-moderation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/bsky.social\/about\/blog\/03-12-2024-stackable-moderation\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/bsky.social\/about\/blog\/03-12-2024-stackable-moderation\" aria-label=\"Bluesky says\">Bluesky says<\/a> on its website\u2014a possible dig at Musk\u2019s ownership of X.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Key Background<\/h2>\n<p>Bluesky\u2019s usership first spiked last year when the app opened a beta version to select users who obtained an invitation code. Many of the users who migrated to the platform had been frustrated with Musk\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/06\/05\/elon-musk-twitter-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/06\/05\/elon-musk-twitter-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/06\/05\/elon-musk-twitter-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" aria-label=\"various changes\">various changes<\/a> to X, including his renaming and rebranding of the platform, controversial overhaul of the verification process and his loosening of moderation guidelines\u2014which critics say has allowed misinformation and hate speech to proliferate.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Forbes Valuation<\/h2>\n<p>We estimate Musk\u2019s net worth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/elon-musk\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/elon-musk\/\" aria-label=\"at $300.9 billion\" rel=\"noopener\">at $300.9 billion<\/a>, making him the wealthiest person in the world. Dorsey ranks No. 669 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/real-time-billionaires\/#6baaf2013d78\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/real-time-billionaires\/#6baaf2013d78\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/real-time-billionaires\/#6baaf2013d78\" aria-label=\"Real-Time Billionaires List\" rel=\"noopener\">Real-Time Billionaires List<\/a>, with an estimated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/jack-dorsey\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/jack-dorsey\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/jack-dorsey\/\" aria-label=\"$5 billion net worth\" rel=\"noopener\">$5 billion net worth<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/vivek-ramaswamy\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/vivek-ramaswamy\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/vivek-ramaswamy\/\" aria-label=\"Ramaswamy\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramaswamy<\/a> just cracks the ranks of the world\u2019s billionaires, having an estimated net worth of around $1 billion.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Further Reading<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/stephenpastis\/2024\/11\/13\/prominent-x-accounts-including-the-guardian-and-don-lemon-are-leaving-elon-musks-site-heres-why\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/stephenpastis\/2024\/11\/13\/prominent-x-accounts-including-the-guardian-and-don-lemon-are-leaving-elon-musks-site-heres-why\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/stephenpastis\/2024\/11\/13\/prominent-x-accounts-including-the-guardian-and-don-lemon-are-leaving-elon-musks-site-heres-why\/\" aria-label=\"Prominent X Accounts\u2014Including The Guardian And Don Lemon\u2014Are Leaving Elon Musk\u2019s Site. Here\u2019s Why.\" rel=\"noopener\">Prominent X Accounts\u2014Including The Guardian And Don Lemon\u2014Are Leaving Elon Musk\u2019s Site. Here\u2019s Why.<\/a> (Forbes)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/article\/2024\/may\/07\/jack-dorsey-quits-bluesky-board-urges-users-stay-elon-musk-x-twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/article\/2024\/may\/07\/jack-dorsey-quits-bluesky-board-urges-users-stay-elon-musk-x-twitter\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/article\/2024\/may\/07\/jack-dorsey-quits-bluesky-board-urges-users-stay-elon-musk-x-twitter\" aria-label=\"Jack Dorsey quits Bluesky board and urges users to stay on Elon Musk\u2019s X\">Jack Dorsey quits Bluesky board and urges users to stay on Elon Musk\u2019s X<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/conormurray\/2024\/11\/14\/what-to-know-about-bluesky-the-buzzy-social-media-app-siphoning-users-from-elon-musks-x\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topline Bluesky, a text-based social media platform that is functionally similar to (and even shares the same co-founder as) X, formerly known as Twitter, is spiking in usership as X &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125997\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=125997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125997\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=125997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=125997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}