Since the presidential election — and Musk's hard right turn — X users have begun leaving the platform en masse, harkening back to the early days of Musk's acquisition and the search for Twitter alternatives.

The main owner of Bluesky helped create a social media platform that discourages bots and hate speech and lets users curate their feed as they wish.

Bluesky feels like the big winner right now. I’ve been covering Bluesky ever since I got my invite in April 2023. I’ve felt the platform has always had promise, especially with features like feeds with custom algorithms and the ability to let users pick their own moderation filters.