Social media platform Bluesky says it has gained 700,000 fresh users in the week following the US election.

Bluesky, which became before the entirety place conceived as fragment of Twitter by its outmoded chief govt Jack Dorsey, says the fresh build-united states of americaare largely from the US and UK.

The firm has elevated its membership from 9 million other individuals in September to 14.5 million in the week and to 12 November.

“We’re wrathful to welcome all of these fresh other individuals, ranging from Swifties to wrestlers to metropolis planners,” Bluesky spokesperson Emily Liu talked about.

The exodus of X users is believed to had been fuelled by owner Elon Musk‘s reinforce of president-elect Donald Trump, who loved a decisive ranking on 5 November.

Customers on the platform, which Musk purchased for $44bn (£34bn) in 2022, receive additionally reported extra misinformation, offensive posts, and concerns blocking off users.

Posting on Bluesky this week, Unusual York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez launched she is “support” on the platform, adding: “Real GOD or no longer it is good to be in a digital house with other real human beings.”

It’s no longer the first time users receive left Musk’s platform for Bluesky.

In August, amid rioting in cities and cities across the UK, Bluesky talked about it registered a 60% enlarge in explain from users in the UK.

On X, Musk criticised Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, branding him #twotierkier for his response to the rioting, claiming civil war became inevitable in the UK.

A whole lot of public figures, including Dwelling Place of work minister Jess Philips and Labour MP Lewis Atkinson talked about they were switching platforms.

Mr Lewis posted at the time: “Hi there all and sundry here… one more capability different to that other space…”

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X additionally experienced a tumble in users by around a fifth following its rebranding from Twitter.

And after X became suspended in Brazil this year, Bluesky talked about it gained three million further users.

This week, British comic Greg Davies posted: “Hi there all, I’m going to be leaving X in the subsequent few days. Thanks for the beautiful messages over time. In case you devour to hope to know what I have been as a lot as you could perhaps presumably test in to my mailing list or apply me on Instagram. Cheers Greg”.

What’s Bluesky?

Bluesky became first and major conceived as fragment of Twitter in 2019, but grew to alter into an self enough platform when it officially launched in 2021.

It’s owned by Jay Graber, and takes a decentralised technique to social media, one the place diversified platforms and communities can interoperate in dedication to all dwell under one company banner devour Twitter or Fb.

Despite this, the platform looks lots devour X or Twitter – with suppose messaging these days launched, making it extra the same to its rival platforms.

It’s second to Threads, Meta’s the same, on the US Apple App retailer, which has 275 million packed with life users a month.