The Bluesky social network, an alternative to X built on open source technologies, marked a great victory in terms of attractive notable users on its platform. The company Sunday confirmed This former president Barack Obama joined his service.
Bluesky Ooo Rose Wang responded to a post where someone wondered if the account published as Obama was legitimately to him by writing “confirmed!”
In its first articles on the platform, Obama celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Act respecting affordable care (ACA), calling for it “a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress”.
The former president maintains a large audience on other social media platforms, including X and Facebook, where he has 130.6 million followers And 55 million followersrespectively.
However, Elon Musk’s X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has lost a certain number of users because of alternative social networks, including Bluesky, after the 2024 US elections. Musk used X to campaign for President Trump and promote political opinions aligned by Maga. It also occupies a leading position in the Trump circle thanks to its involvement with DOGE (Department of Effectiveness of the Government), which worked to reduce the workforce of the federal government, reduce spending and dismantle government agencies.
Unsurprisingly, many left-wing American users no longer want to participate in X. Their exodus of the platform has led to a Large bump in user growth for Bluesky at the end of 2024. Today, the new social network has more than 33 million users and continues to grow.
Other American politicians are already active on Bluesky, including well-known names like Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Al Green, Gavin Newsom and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who became Bluesky’s first person to strike a million followers. Many others Representatives, senators and governors also joined the network.
