Bluesky Soars Past Rivals as User Growth Explodes
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Bluesky, a decentralized social media platform, is rapidly closing the gap with Meta's Threads in terms of daily active users, now boasting 3.5 million compared to Threads' 5.25 million. This surge, particularly after the November 5 election, is attributed to users seeking a platform for political discourse, which Threads has downplayed. Despite its growth, Bluesky faces challenges like outages and scams as it becomes a popular alternative to Elon Musk's X.
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