Brazil X Ban Sees Massive Hike in Bluesky Users

The Brazil X ban has sent hoards of past X users to Bluesky as an alternative to the social media app owned by Elon Musk. 

It has been reported that more than 500,000 new users have joined the social media platform. Bluesky was co-founded by X’s former CEO, Jack Dorsey. This dramatic increase in new users occurred in just two days. Bluesky is currently the first-ranking free app in the iPhone chart in Brazil. Jay Graber, the current CEO of Blusesky has commended Brazil’s move to Bluesky, deeming it a ‘right choice’. 

Bluesky has stated through its official accounts that the site is facing the highest levels of traffic and in-app activity. However, due to the high traffic in the app, the site will be facing a few issues in terms of performance. Outages are also to be expected as stated by a developer by Bluesky. 

Brazil X Ban and the reasons behind the ban 

Earlier this month, Elon Musk announced that X would cease operations in Brazil. However, due to X’s failure to follow Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ order to name an X legal and official representative in Brazil, the platform has faced a complete ban. 

The Brazil X ban comes after X failed to adhere to Brazil’s rules against spreading political disinformation. The legal battle between X and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes started because the platform decided against blocking accounts spreading election disinformation. 

Users have been warned against using a VPN to access X. Brazil will be fining anyone found using a VPN to use X. Fines up to 50,000 reais or  $9,000 per day will be levied on those found guilty of using X after its ban. Other workarounds for using the app have also been discouraged. 

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