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Pakistan appears to block social media platform Bluesky amid user surge
Bluesky users in Pakistan said they couldn't access the platform without a VPN. Monitoring service NetBlocks confirmed there is a nationwide outage.
Data from the internet watchdog NetBlocks confirmed reports earlier this week that users in Pakistan couldn’t access the service without using a virtual private network (VPN). While there’s no official data on how many Pakistanis have joined Bluesky since X was banned, local users and media have praised the app as a “digital safe haven” and a great choice for “freedom-seekers.” According to local free speech advocate Usama Khilji, Pakistan “is likely the first country to block access to Bluesky.” Bluesky has not responded to requests for comment about the alleged restrictions at the time of writing.
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