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Bluesky is seeing an exodus of unhappy X users following the election

X, formerly Twitter, is no longer the "digital town square" it once promised to be. Following the results of the U.S. presidential election, floods of

Though X still has the numbers because many users abandon but don’t delete their X accounts, Bluesky tends to have a higher percentage of “posters” — meaning those who actively engage instead of lurk— Graber says. With his 204 million followers, the platform gives Musk incredible reach to promote his own political views and rally for Trump. In addition to standard blocking and reporting features, Bluesky allows users to create their own algorithms and custom feeds and subscribe to their own moderation services to personalize the app to their liking.

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