The alternative decentralized X platform Bluesky, co-founded by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has gained 1 million users in Brazil over three days. This follows the suspension of the X platform in the country by court order.
Introduction
Bluesky, a decentralized social platform, was created in 2019 as an internal experiment at X pushed by Jack Dorsey. In 2021, it became independent. Registration on the platform became publicly available in February this year.
Massive User Surge
According to a Bluesky backend engineer, the service experienced twenty times its regular server traffic on Monday, leading to technical challenges. Bluesky currently has around 7.8 million registered users. The platform allows users to share photos, repost content, and publish updates with text up to 300 characters.
Reasons for X Block
The Brazilian Supreme Court unanimously maintained the ban on the X platform due to Elon Musk's defiance of orders to remove unlawful information and establish a local representation. The court's ruling follows similar actions taken by Musk in response to requests from other countries. X is the sixth-largest worldwide market in terms of users, and access to the country is now virtually closed.
The recent blocking of the X platform in Brazil has led to a rapid rise in the popularity of the alternative platform Bluesky, which continues to attract new users with its features and capabilities.
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