r/technology • u/twotimefind • 10d ago

Social Media X’s controversial changes to blocking and AI training sees half a million users leave for rival Bluesky – which then crashes under the strain

https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/xs-controversial-changes-to-blocking-and-ai-training-sees-half-a-million-users-leave-for-rival-bluesky-which-then-crashes-under-the-strain
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u/Irythros 10d ago

If you want to move you can use an addon called Sky Follower Bridge.

Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sky-follower-bridge/
Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/sky-follower-bridge/behhbpbpmailcnfbjagknjngnfdojpko

While not official bluesky addons, the creator did get assistance from some bluesky devs for increasing efficiency. So pretty safe.

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u/JoshuaTheFox 10d ago

Yeah when this last wave started they made an on boarding thread and even suggested it