In recent days, a number of well-known individuals, including journalists, actors, musicians, and others, have left X.
Following the US presidential election, almost a million members of Elon Musk's X (previously Twitter) have switched to rival social media platform Bluesky, causing a mass exodus known as the "X-odus" on social media. Several well-known journalists, actors, musicians, and others have left X with Bluesky after it topped the US app download numbers on Google's Play Store and Apple's App Store. The site has 19 million members as of the most recent update, up from just 10 million at the beginning of September.For what reason are users switching to Bluesky?
After Mr Musk expressed his total support for Donald Trump's presidential campaign and even launched a super PAC that spent roughly $200 million on the canvassing trail -- a substantial number of X users announced that they would leave the platform if the Republican leader came to power.
Two days prior to the start of the mass migration, President-elect Trump declared that Mr. Musk will join his cabinet and work with Vivek Ramaswamy to co-lead the newly established Department of Government Efficiency. Some users were not pleased with the decision since they think X could turn into an echo chamber for right-wing opinions.
Additionally, some individuals have chosen Bluesky for non-political reasons. A new change to X's terms and conditions policy, which went into effect on November 15, permits the platform to train Grok, an AI chatbot model, using posts, images, and videos—even from private accounts.
"You agree that this license includes the right for us to (i) analyze text and other information you provide...for use with and training of our machine learning and artificial intelligence models, whether generative or another type," the conditions state in the part pertaining to user rights.
Bluesky: What is it?
Jack Dorsey, the former CEO of X, began Bluesky as an internal project in 2019. Bluesky, which was first an invitation-only platform, was made public in February of the same year. In 2021, it became a stand-alone business, with Jay Graber serving as its CEO.
Does X differ from Bluesky?
By selecting the algorithm that determines what people see, Bluesky theoretically enables consumers to personalize their feed. In contrast to the horde of bots on X, it enables users to utilize website addresses as their handles, which authenticates the interactions. It might also serve as a verification tool for journalists, athletes, and public figures.
Will Bluesky be able to handle the flood?
The Bluesky team reported this week that it has received 42,000 moderation reports in the past 24 hours, compared to 360,000 for the entire year 2023. The Bluesky team asked users to report troll, spam, and scam accounts in order to assist them in their efforts to recruit new members. Additionally, Bluesky has made new signups subject to email verification.
Additionally, some individuals have chosen Bluesky for non-political reasons. A new change to X's terms and conditions policy, which went into effect on November 15, permits the platform to train Grok, an AI chatbot model, using posts, images, and videos—even from private accounts.
"You agree that this license includes the right for us to (i) analyze text and other information you provide...for use with and training of our machine learning and artificial intelligence models, whether generative or another type," the conditions state in the part pertaining to user rights.
Bluesky: What is it?
Jack Dorsey, the former CEO of X, began Bluesky as an internal project in 2019. Bluesky, which was first an invitation-only platform, was made public in February of the same year. In 2021, it became a stand-alone business, with Jay Graber serving as its CEO.
Does X differ from Bluesky?
By selecting the algorithm that determines what people see, Bluesky theoretically enables consumers to personalize their feed. In contrast to the horde of bots on X, it enables users to utilize website addresses as their handles, which authenticates the interactions. It might also serve as a verification tool for journalists, athletes, and public figures.
Will Bluesky be able to handle the flood?
The Bluesky team reported this week that it has received 42,000 moderation reports in the past 24 hours, compared to 360,000 for the entire year 2023. The Bluesky team asked users to report troll, spam, and scam accounts in order to assist them in their efforts to recruit new members. Additionally, Bluesky has made new signups subject to email verification.
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