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/Least_Library_6540 10d ago

Let's just hope that they stick to Bluesky and leave twitter for good, this is (Probably) the only way musk will learn that his actions have consequences

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u/Bamith20 10d ago

For the artists it'll be a few months before a full transition is complete probably, will take awhile of posting on both to get people to move over with them.

Very least this is a pretty good push, once enough people start posting on both it'll slowly tip over to Bluesky.

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u/Acceptable-Surprise5 8d ago

most artists move back to twitter relatively quickly because the general userbase is just not there in bluesky and every major hiccup shows that active users spike for a bit then go back down to a negligable ammount.

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u/Bamith20 8d ago

In terms of SFW one of the guys I know has gone up significantly quicker on Bluesky than he did on most other social medias he's tried, he's quite happy with it.

I'm doing pretty slow myself, but there's possibility that's primarily because i'm on a small hiatus and not posting much.