Article 6QCDH Brazil’s X ban is sending lots of people to Bluesky

Brazil’s X ban is sending lots of people to Bluesky

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Jay Peters
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bluesky_media_kit_banner_4.0.png Image: Bluesky

X is currently banned in Brazil following an order from a Supreme Court justice, and Brazilian users seem to be turning to Bluesky, an alternate social network, in droves.

Brazil, you're setting new all-time-highs for activity on Bluesky!" the official Bluesky account says in a post.

There will almost certainly be some outages and performance issues," Bluesky developer Paul Frazee says. We've never seen traffic like this. Hang with us!"

Brazil, you're setting new all-time-highs for activity on Bluesky! Brasil, voce esta estabelecendo novos recordes de atividade no Bluesky!

- Bluesky (@bsky.app) 2024-08-30T20:56:32.649Z

The Bluesky app looks and functions a lot like X, but it's a decentralized social media platform that's...

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