What is Bluesky? Elon Musk’s X Rival Social Network, Explained

Donald Trump’s US election victory – and Elon MuskMusk’s role in his election – has sent some users of Musk’s social networking service X looking for alternatives. Musk has spent months pushing Trump’s agenda to his more than 200 million followers on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, and has been taking a virtual victory lap since Trump’s victory. The movement of

Bluesky is a social media service with many of the same features you might find on X, Facebook and Instagram. Users can create a profile, follow other accounts, like and re-share posts, and send private messages. Bluesky users have the option to view different feeds depending on their interests. For example, they can see traditional feeds that consist of posts from the people they want to follow, or scroll through feeds that focus on specific topics, such as science, gardening, or “cat pictures.”