BRAZIL’S SOCIAL MEDIA UPRISING: Bluesky Booms as Twitter’s Nemesis
The winds of revolution are blowing in Brazil, and Bluesky is reaping the benefits. In a shocking turn of events, the company has added a staggering 3 MILLION new users in just a week, catapulting its total user count to a whopping 9 MILLION. And it’s all thanks to a certain court-ordered ban on Elon Musk’s Twitter clone, X.
Twitter’s Waterloo
In a stunning upset, a Brazilian court has dealt Twitter a crushing blow, and Bluesky is cashing in. The social media upstart has taken advantage of the ban to seize the top spot on the free iPhone app charts in Brazil, leaving Meta’s competing app Threads in its dust.
But Don’t Get Too Comfortable…
Bluesky is touting "video support coming soon" as it continues to gobble up new users by the millions. But is the company ready for the responsibility that comes with this explosive growth? With occasional technical issues already plaguing the platform, the pressure is on to deliver a seamless experience for its newly-minted fans.
From Twitter’s BFF to Independent Force
Bluesky’s journey began as a Twitter-backed initiative to create an open social protocol, but it has since broken free from its Twitter shackles to become a fully-independent, venture-backed startup. And judging by its latest growth spurt, it’s a force to be reckoned with.
Brazil Leads the Charge
An earlier post revealed that a staggering 85% of Bluesky’s new users hail from Brazil, making the country the epicenter of the platform’s growth. And with the technical issues that come with such rapid expansion, one wonders if Bluesky’s servers are up to the task.
Will Bluesky continue to ride the wave of anti-Twitter sentiment, or will it eventually founder under the weight of its own success? Only time will tell.
