Bluesky and why celebrities are leaving X to sign up
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Bluesky and why celebrities are leaving X to sign up

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Around one million users signed up for social media site Bluesky in the week following Donald Trump’s election win – but what is it? open image in gallery Both X and Elon Musk have come under increased scrutiny since the businessman took over the site in late 2022 “We aim to replace the conventional ‘master algorithm’, controlled by a single company, with an open and diverse ‘marketplace of algorithms’,” the platform says. The platform also said it saw one million users sign up in the week following Trump’s election victory. She can be found on Bluesky with more than 29,000 followers and has posted about her departure from X in a post which said: “#WeDontNeedX.” TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham, Irish comedian Dara O’Briain and Countdown star Susie Dent are also among its users.

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