Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky attracts more users as Twitter falters

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Twitter users, weary from another tumultuous weekend, are exploring JackDorsey-backed app Bluesky as a possible alternative to the social media network. Moneyweb SocialMediaPlatforms

Twitter users, weary from another tumultuous weekend, are exploring Jack Dorsey-backed app Bluesky as a possible alternative to the social media network. The invite-only Bluesky has been downloaded by iPhone users 245 000 times, of which more than half came this month, according to Data.ai.

Bluesky has a close affinity with Twitter, having been initiated by the bigger network’s co-founder Dorsey in 2019. The younger service aims to provide a more open social protocol and standard that would allow any service to plug in and interact. 3. You can keep the same domain handle when you switch services. If you’re using the https://t.co/7NJgL2gUPs server we’re running, but decide you don’t like our policies and want to switch to another, your friends can still find you by the same name.

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