By Emmanuel Ogbodo<\/p>\n
Social media startup Bluesky has experienced a significant surge in new users after the Brazilian Supreme Court’s ban on X (formerly Twitter), leading to a wave of signups from displaced X users.<\/p>\n
The platform, founded by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, saw two million new users join after a court order blocked X in Brazil for failing to appoint a legal representative. The ruling, upheld by other Supreme Court judges, resulted in Bluesky reaching “new all-time-highs for activity,” according to a statement from the app.<\/p>\n
“Two million new people in the last week! A very warm welcome,” Bluesky’s official account posted, with an additional message in Portuguese.<\/p>\n
Bluesky, which operates on a decentralised framework, offers a similar experience to X but emphasises user control over data and limits corporate and governmental influence. The app previously saw a spike in users following Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, which led to temporary restrictions on new signups due to overwhelming demand.<\/p>\n
Following the ban on X, Bluesky topped the app charts in Brazil, surpassing other competitors like Threads. App intelligence firm Appfigures reported that Bluesky downloads in Brazil increased by over one million percent after the ban.<\/p>\n
Despite the influx, Bluesky’s user base remains smaller than X’s. As of May, Bluesky had around six million users, while X had an estimated 20 million users in Brazil before the ban.<\/p>\n
Brazilian President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva, who had been an active X user, bid farewell to his followers on the platform ahead of the ban, directing them to his official accounts on other social media platforms, including Bluesky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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