Bluesky reports outages as millions join Musk’s X platform, including Hollywood elites

Bluesky, the social network considered to be X’s competitor, recently gained popularity after Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election. The social media platform has gained millions of new users, including big Hollywood names.

As Elon Musk gets a job in Trump’s cabinet, a large number of X’s users have switched to Bluesky due to the change in terms of service on users, Bluesky recently faced technical issues when users reported outages. .

As Bluesky grows, with one million new users this week, the app topped the App Store on Nov. 14, according to Business Insider. However, thousands of users reported issues with the app and website on Downdetector, just as Bluesky surpassed 16 million users, according to a Bluesky employee.

While Musk’s X has around 317 million users, Bluesky’s user base is much smaller. However, big Hollywood names have recently moved from X to Bluesky after Trump won his second term.

Don Lemon, an American television journalist, posted a short video to announce his departure from X. “I once believed that it was a place for honest debate, discussion, transparency and freedom of expression. But now I feel like it’s no longer serving that purpose,” he said.

Other big names, including Elton John, Lee Curtis, Whoopi Goldberg and Mia Farrow, have also left Elon Musk’s social media platform. Rapper Lizzo also left X, saying: “Anyway, I joined Bluesky because we’re leaving Toxic in 2024.”

Bluesky was first created by Jack Dorsey as a research project in 2019 to decentralize Twitter, according to Forbes. The company was officially launched in 2021 and opened to the public in 2023. The platform offers features similar to X to its users. Additionally, it allows users to create their own servers with their own set of rules.

(With contribution from agencies)