People are saying that there was an organized influx of Swifties, among other reasons! (I'm also getting lots of new follows from non-Swifties, though, so clearly some of it is continued post-election exodus.)
Congratulations. 🥂🥳 There will be more who will come soon and start using BlueSky👍😁The great migration from X has begun with the conclusion of the US elections.👍
I just deceived to re-root here in the last day.
Just thinking if this place gets way to post from a video game console like that other place had before some guy made it too much money then it will go even further.
got booted by X on election day and authenication is technically broken. Happy to move here full-time (that was my plan after the election) but only wish I could get my following list from X (only ~200).... oh well
They promise to stay free, however they're planning to introduce little subscription models with profile customizations etc in the future.
You won't get boosted, it's just financial support in exchange for no ads and investor "suggestions"
Heartening to not just be here, but to welcome so many. I talk film, entertainment, but appreciate the reasonableness on so many other subjects. We couldn’t need this more.
Certainly felt like 50% of those were bots according to my experience. Real users probably nearer 250k. At the rate Bsky is growing we will be at that level soon.
It’s far more than 250k over there.
I’d guess it’s more around 350m were real. Would be nice if they all migrated to this site though!
I literally joined yesterday.
I also want it for Marketplace and a few groups I sell on. I have a bunch of nice things and it’s been great. Perhaps I should find better places to sell my handbags and such! FB isn’t as bad as Twitter, but I think it’s getting there.
Knew I would exit as soon as Elon promoted propaganda and people were just more obnoxious and entitled to be wicked ala Trump. I have tons of followers/friends. The election results gave me the push I needed. It’s just a new Truth Social and feels like it might become state run social media. 🤦🏻♀️
I’m permanently done with FB, X and Instagram. Any platforms that let so many conspiracy theories fly with zero repercussions can keep it to themselves.
I had created an account when Musk announced the changes to the blocking feature, but now after the election, I can no longer stand to use Twitter, so here I am
It just popped up with an option to download it.
I applied when they first invited people to register interest but I never got an invite so I had to beg, steal, and borrow to get in.
I hope that stat option come back, maybe at 25m users?
Yeah I remember trying to get in, just to secure a spot in case stuff went wild. Back then I still had thousand views on tweets, now I'm lucky if I get 10.
Looks promising. Hopefully, I'll be able to post and read normal stuff about history without being bothered by AI art/post spammers and clickbait farmers.
I would think it would be significantly more than that as people like me who have just left @X after a dozen years. I hear after the election there was a mass exodus.
Please look into feeds there's a lot more going on then you think but there is very little algorithm in the discover tab. You will want feeds and to follow people. 👍
Not only would a BlueSky takeover effectively render X/Twitter moot for most the way Facebook rendered MySpace moot, but if enough of us really grow it and enough devs add more cool stuff to do, this place could (and should) tackle Facebook with more mindful social media!
I am new here and glad to find this place away from the constant propaganda of Elon Musk. I no longer feel the need to greet people with "under his eye".
Will you tell me more about the Swiftie migration? How did it start, and how did people hear about it? I had no idea it was happening, but people keep mentioning it to me! Thanks, and welcome!
I woke up early on Thursday and one of my favorite accounts said they were moving over here. I joined and explored the features. Word spread fast and 36 hours later, I have 3k followers and the best online Swiftie community was born.
We got sick of the rape threats, bots, ads and constant negativity. The US election results turned it up to 11. I realised I’d started typing mean things to strangers which is not who I have ever been online before. So… people started sharing their new Bluesky details, and lots of us jumped…
It started with elon allowing twt to turn into truth social 2.0. It started by us having to nonstop defend ourselves, our friends, Taylor; people heard about it because swifties are ALL in gcs or know somebody. Basically we are looking for a proper reprieve from MAGA bros where we can exist
It was very much spurred on by the election as an FU to Elon Musk. But also as a way to escape the negativity of X. The whole app has turned into bots, ads, and hatred. Which is not what we believe in/stand for. It’s refreshing to find a space where we can post without fear of negative backlash.
Hmm. You might want to try finding users you enjoy following and starting to use the Following feed more than the Discover feed. Or even exploring Bluesky's many other feeds! More info in this thread.
Some of us are from a mental health app called Vent, the owner is shutting down the app because users were harassing him for him pushing updates we voted we don’t want. He didn’t block those same people because they might just be having a bad day. Now 99% of its users are scrambling to find an app.
Hi, and welcome! I'm so curious about the new Swiftie influx. Will you tell me where you heard about it and how you knew to come here? It's such a great story
Ever since the Elon takeover weve had moments where we tried to move to other apps. Last year we all started getting rate limited there so we dusted off old tumblr blogs or IG accounts and tried to refollow each other but they don’t have the same community feel like twitter does so it didn’t stick
People even made new apps solely for our community but they’d have security deficiencies and frankly the vibes weren’t exactly right for how we interact with each other. Bluesky seemed like a good idea just for how similar it is to Twitter (but without Elon)
Ahh, that makes so much sense! And it's true—Bluesky is such a great place. We've have waves of Swifties come over here in the past, particularly from Brasil!
Yes we were so happy to have our Brazilian Swifties back on Twitter last month and now it seems like we’re following them instead! We’re really hoping Taylor’s official team comes here so we can fully leave Twitter behind but they usually live tweet all her shows.
A few of my friends and I made Bluesky accounts a few weeks ago and the election was that final straw that let us know it was time to go. We’re a community of mostly democratic women and that is not a very welcomed demo on Twitter anymore
Ugh, I completely sympathize, and so many people on Bluesky—particularly trans and queer, but many people on the left and others too—were happy to start over here after Twitter became worse and worse
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It is called competition where I feel welcome.
Just thinking if this place gets way to post from a video game console like that other place had before some guy made it too much money then it will go even further.
I drive a BMW 530D mild hybrid touring and now have an option when I'm ready to go full electric in the i5.
You won't get boosted, it's just financial support in exchange for no ads and investor "suggestions"
So many fake Bot accounts over there.
I’d guess it’s more around 350m were real. Would be nice if they all migrated to this site though!
I literally joined yesterday.
It’s been a good experience so far ☺️
I applied when they first invited people to register interest but I never got an invite so I had to beg, steal, and borrow to get in.
Yeah I remember trying to get in, just to secure a spot in case stuff went wild. Back then I still had thousand views on tweets, now I'm lucky if I get 10.
Was only a little over 12M when I decided to sign up yesterday...
Lots of failed exodus (exodi?? exoduses???) from x/Twitter. That's why I actually love the new brand.
Because it's our 'ex'.
Most important of all, there is no toxicity.
I think the potential for Bluesky is massive.
Just pointing it out for scale.
Not only would a BlueSky takeover effectively render X/Twitter moot for most the way Facebook rendered MySpace moot, but if enough of us really grow it and enough devs add more cool stuff to do, this place could (and should) tackle Facebook with more mindful social media!
That the swifties have left twitter
Go get your followers.
X is not safe. It was successfully used to subvert American democracy, and if we don't step in, it'll be dead.
This was a coup.
Thank you...
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Feeds and following folks feels much more personally curated
Hope the team can keep up! :P
Anyhow, welcome, and here's a thread with some Bluesky tips, in case they're helpful https://bsky.app/profile/joshuajfriedman.com/post/3l6ojlzv2xo2a