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Bluesky adds 700,000 new users in a week

There are now more than 14.5 million users total on the platform.

People posting on Threads, on the other hand, have raised complaints about engagement bait, moderation issues, and, as of late, misinformation, reports Taylor Lorenz. The independent platform has seen a lot of growth in recent weeks — on October 24th, Bluesky announced it had 13 million users. It also allows users to custom create and select feeds to follow, and allows for building starter packs to quickly find posters who you may be already familiar with — here’s a list of Verge staffers on the platform.

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