Bluesky is the new home for millions of disillusioned Twitter users – here’s how to make the switch
- Bluesky has seen a million new users join since the US elections
- Twitter (now known as X) is losing hundreds of thousands of users
- With a Chrome extension you can find your friends from Twitter on Bluesky
Bluesky could become the social media microblogging app of choice for disillusioned Twitter users, if current trends continue.
Hundreds of thousands of people appear to be fleeing X (formerly Twitter) in the aftermath of the US elections The Economic Times.
It is possible that the subsequent appointment of X Chairman Elon Musk to a new position in Donald Trump’s new administration has pushed some politically conscious users away from the site.
The edge reports that Bluesky Social has attracted more than a million new users to its decentralized microblogging service since the November 4 presidential election, suggesting that some degree of migration between the two social media services is possible.
After all, Bluesky is a remarkably similar platform to
If TechCrunch According to reports, Dorsey is no longer on Bluesky’s board of directors, and the company is now an independent public benefit corporation with CEO Jay Graber at the helm.
The Bluesky user base now totals over 15 million users – quite a few fewer than the 586 million monthly active users on X, but still impressive for a platform that is technically independent of major social media companies.
What is Bluesky?
Bluesky offers a decentralized social media platform – meaning the platform is not entirely managed by one server or company.
When you register with Bluesky, you also choose which agency you register with.
Just like another Twitter-like platform Mastodon, Bluesky can exist in multiple instances – meaning a version of the site can be set up to cater to certain communities.
Otherwise, it’s essentially very similar to X, with short text-based posts, image and video sharing, liking and reposting, and individual profiles.
Its past relationship with Twitter and its ease of use have made Bluesky a prime candidate for those looking for X alternatives after the election.
How do I switch to Bluesky from Twitter?
You can join Bluesky by downloading the app from the App Store or Google Play Store, or by visiting bsky.appand setting up an account with an email address.
Migrating an
The Sky Follower Bridge extension for Chrome and Firefox allows users to find the users they previously followed and were followed by X on Bluesky.
Adding the extension and then running it while logged into Bluesky and with Twitter open to the Following, Followers, List, or Blocked pages will return a list of matching Bluesky accounts, produced by information from the Twitter collect page.
If ZDNet According to reports, Twitter has taken action to prevent apps and processes from using screen scraping, so there’s no telling how long Sky Follower Bridge will actually work.
There is no easy way to import X messages (tweets) to Bluesky, but Wikihow describes a rather complex method of importing messages using Python and Terminal on a Linux or Mac computer. There doesn’t seem to be a way to import messages to Bluesky on mobile yet.
Bluesky seems ready to become an important player in the field of social media as a user even news medialeave X alone. Stay tuned to our social media coverage for the latest updates as we hear them.