Social community Bluesky, an alternative choice to X constructed on open supply applied sciences, has scored an enormous win when it comes to attracting notable customers to its platform. The firm on Sunday confirmed that former president Barack Obama has joined its service.
Bluesky OOO Rose Wang replied to a submit the place somebody questioned if the account posting as Obama was legitimately him by writing “Confirmed!”
In his first few posts on the platform, Obama celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), calling it “a reminder that change is feasible after we struggle for progress.”
The former president maintains a big following on different social media platforms, together with X and Facebook, the place he has 130.6 million followers and 55 million followers, respectively.
However, Elon Musk’s X, the platform previously generally known as Twitter, has misplaced quite a few customers to various social networks, together with Bluesky, after the 2024 U.S. elections. Musk used X to marketing campaign for President Trump and promote MAGA-aligned political beliefs. He additionally now holds a distinguished place in Trump’s circle due to his involvement with DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), which has been working to cut back the federal authorities workforce, lower spending, and dismantle authorities companies.
Not surprisingly, many left-leaning U.S. customers not need to take part on X. Their exodus from the platform led to a big bump in consumer progress for Bluesky in late 2024. Today, the brand new social community has over 33 million customers and is continuous to develop.
Other U.S. politicians are already energetic on Bluesky, together with well-known names like Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Al Green, Gavin Newsom, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who grew to become the primary particular person on Bluesky to hit one million followers. Many different representatives, senators, and governors have additionally joined the community.
