One thing is absolutely clear when it comes to X vs BlueSky: both platforms are on the decline. The ID community has either left social media entirely or moved on to other platforms I love our community here, but it seems like the future is uncertain. We need to rebuild our community!
Ken Koon Wong
860 posts 📉 a new low for #IDWeek2026 on social media! But the learning didn’t stop 🧠 Waning measles antibodies in infants, oral care to cut NV-HAP 🪥, MedGemma for TB 🫁, and more! Thank you all who have contributed! #idsky
Oct 28, 2026 at 1:06 AM
How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Explosive Growth (Published 2024)
The fledgling social media site has been flooded with new users since the election. It hasn’t all been easy.
What is Bluesky? Everything to know about the X competitor.
Bluesky is the latest app users are flocking to in an effort to replace X. We answer all your questions about the social network.
Opinion | Bluesky is not the good place
The social media site that many sought as an alternative to X fosters groupthink and pointless activism.
Bluesky And X Users Plummet Year After Trump’s Election Win—Truth Social Makes Small Gains
Bluesky, a liberal-leaning social platform that welcomed hordes of users disillusioned by Elon Musk’s X, hasn’t sustained its surge in activity after President Donald Trump won a second term.
How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Explosive Growth
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[Guide] - Bluesky to Twitter/X migration
For those who have decided to leave Twitter/X for Bluesky, or, like me, have joined both platforms, one of the first challenges is replicating your follows. If you have a significant number of accounts you’re following, manually searching for and re-following them on Bluesky can be a tedious and time-consuming process. Earlier today, I decided to dig into whether there are any tools or methods to make this transition easier. After exploring several options, I came across a particularly
Guide to Bluesky: Getting Started and Best Practices
With over 20 million users and growing, Bluesky offers transparency, control, and a breath of fresh air in the social media world. Are you ready to escape the toxicity and censorship of other platforms? Sign up now! #Bluesky 🚀🌐
A Quick Guide to the Bluesky Social Media App | Aspire
What is Bluesky and why are X users flocking to the app?
A new study suggests that scientists are leaving X (formerly known as Twitter) in significant numbers due to its declining professional value. Many now find Bluesky to be a more effective platform for networking, outreach, and staying updated on research.
36K votes, 1.1K comments. 34M subscribers in the science community. This community is a place to share and discuss new scientific research. Read…
Why Bluesky is different: The freedom to choose content vs the dictatorship of the algorithm
Although visually similar to the old Twitter, the social network offers features that distinguish it from the current X, making it easier for users to follow the topics that interest them
How to View Bluesky Profiles & Posts Without an Account
Unlike X, you can browse Bluesky when logged outBluesky—the Twitter/X alternative social media site—is now publicly available for everyone who wants to sign up. Bluesky also still allows people to view the entire site while logged out....
Bluesky is what Tumblr was
Over the past several months I have watched carefully as leftists have migrated over to Bluesky from X/twitter.
How to use Bluesky: A beginner's guide to the most popular X alternative
Bluesky is one of several social networks offering an alternative to the platform formerly known as Twitter. Here's how to join and use it.
Everyone on here is arguing about X and Bluesky again. But no one ever talks about the two major issues with this platform, one cultural and one technical. And until both are solved, people are going to keep arguing about whether its relevant or not! garbageday.email/p/safe-and-cozy-in-your-dooms…
This is a really insightful thread that points out some of the fundamental issues with the Bluesky community vs Bluesky as a decentralized protocol. This thread is also why I think it's a really smart move for Bluesky to appeal to fandoms... (cont.)
B. Prendergast
One of the Atmosphere’s big bets is that the next 100m users will be won by making decentralised tech + data sovereignty more compelling. I’m less than convinced. We may be solving problems only builders care about, while overlooking problems that actually make ordinary people choose a network.
Bluesky is not a social network or a product or a service, it is fundamentally a promise - a promise that you can decide — with others in your social geography — where you want to be in the digital world, and you don’t have to lose all of the bits that represent you in the process.
Aaron Ross Powell
Is Bluesky dying? Is it the community's fault? Should people here refrain from criticizing journalists who think J. K. Rowling might have a point? The thing is, it doesn't matter. Because the answer isn't to make Bluesky change. It's to take advantage of Bluesky's tech to build something else.
