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Bluesky surges into the top 5 as X changes blocks, permits AI training on its data

Social networking startup Bluesky, which just reported a gain of half a million users over the past day, has now soared into the top 5 apps on the U.S.

Appfigures can’t yet account for Bluesky’s claimed half a million new users over the course of a day, but its estimates do confirm a massive growth spurt. The majority of those — 80K, or 40% — came from the U.S. Japan also contributed with 53K installs (27%), and downloads have grown by 4 digits in around 90 total countries, Appfigures tells TechCrunch. X may also still be feeling the effects from the earlier Brazil ban, though lifted, which saw some active users from that region making the shift to Bluesky, possibly pulling their followers with them.

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