By now, you’ve probably heard about users fleeing Elon Musk’s X. Yes, there have been a few other moments over the years since Musk acquired then-Twitter when users decided to leave — there was even at least one attempt to create an alternative Twitter before ownership by Musk was even seen as a possibility.
But this time the exodus appears to be significantly bigger. Following the 2024 presidential election results and Musk’s support for President-elect Donald Trump, users have been deactivating en masse.
Bluesky goes down amid exodus from Elon Musk’s X / Twitter
And this time, it appears most everyone has settled on one particular X alternative: Bluesky.
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