Twitter rival Bluesky

[ad_1] Since Elon Musk took over Twitter in October, users irked by the platform's new regime have vowed to move their online presence elsewhere, though this has proved harder than some had banked on.Here is a list of some of the contenders to dethrone Twitter as the go-to website for the media, officials and celebrities. - Bluesky, Dorsey's Twitter clone -Bluesky was created by Twitter's co-founder Jack Dorsey and is now the talk of Silicon Valley, leaving those in the know scrambling to secure an invite to join the app that is still at the testing phase. The platform looks and feels like Twitter as its backers want users from the Elon Musk-owned site to feel at home, though posts on the app are referred to as "skeets", not tweets.Bluesky was actually created as a Twitter side project ...

[ad_1] With Twitter mired in confusion over check marks, subscriptions and an ever—increasing number of seemingly haphazard decisions by the platform's owner Elon Musk, some users are searching for alternatives. Many are looking no further than Bluesky, which has its own origins in Twitter and, to all intents and purposes, acts in a very similar fashion. Its latest devotees include US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, writer-comedian Dril and model Chrissy Teigen. But for now it's invite only. The platform on Thursday said it had just experienced its biggest single-day jump in users yet. Here's everything you need to know about Bluesky — and how to get an all-important invite: What is Bluesky?On the outside, Bluesky is a platform with similar looks and features to Twitter — alb...

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