Now, Bluesky says it has seen a 60% jump in general activity from accounts in the UK, with several MPs also joining the platform recently.<\/p>\n
“Hello everyone here\u2026 another potential alternative to that other place\u2026,” posted Labour MP Lewis Atkinson on the platform on Monday in his first post.<\/p>\n
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Musk was accused of exacerbating tensions after days of far-right rioting in Britain triggered by online misinformation around the murder of three girls in northern England last month.<\/p>\n
He began a spat with the prime minister<\/strong> when he posted saying civil war was “inevitable” in Britain, sparking calls for the government to roll out laws policing online content sooner.<\/p>\n“For 5 out of the last 7 days, the UK had the most Bluesky signups of any country,” said Bluesky in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n
What is Bluesky?<\/strong><\/p>\nBluesky is one in a long list of apps that have been looking to replace X after Elon Musk’s chaotic takeover of the company in late 2022.<\/p>\n
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Two astronauts stuck in space – how will they pass time until 2025?<\/strong><\/p>\nThe platform was founded by then-Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, who created it while still in his role at the social media giant.<\/p>\n
Its format is similar to X, with a familiar timeline format. It is designed to be more transparent, however, and allows people outside of the company to see how it is built and what is being developed.<\/p>\n
In July, Bluesky’s monthly active user base stood at about 688,568, a fraction of X’s base of 76.9 million, according to data from Similarweb, a digital market intelligence company.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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