Bluesky buzz: Why everyone's talking about the new app taking on Elon Musk and Twitter

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Bluesky buzz: Why everyone's talking about the new app taking on Elon Musk and Twitter
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Chrissy Teigen have signed up. So has Dril. People are flocking to Bluesky, the latest rival to Elon Musk's Twitter.

Bluesky is backed by Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey who announced plans for Bluesky in 2019. It operates independently of Twitter. was the headline of technology journalist Alex Kantrowitz’s newsletter on Friday.Black Twitter trendsettersThe Bluesky iPhone app has been downloaded more than 375,000 times and ranks No. 8 in social apps by iOS downloads, according to analytics company Data.ai. A recently launched Android app ranks No. 22 in social apps by Google Play downloads in the U.

“The servers went offline to handle the usage surge,” Kantrowitz wrote. “By sunset, there seemed to be enough newsmakers, news gatherers, and amateur online comedians that it felt like this thing – unlike Mastodon, etc. – might actually have a chance.

"It honestly feels euphoric to experience a platform without a swarm of hate groups constantly hunting every post," Ocasio-Cortez posted."I forgot what it was like."Bluesky launched in a closed beta on iOS in February and on Android in April so you need an invite code to join.

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