Social community Bluesky, a substitute for X constructed on open supply applied sciences, has scored a giant 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 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), calling it “a reminder that change is possible when we fight 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 referred to as Twitter, has misplaced quite a lot of customers to different 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 outstanding place in Trump’s circle because of his involvement with DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), which has been working to scale back the federal authorities workforce, reduce spending, and dismantle authorities companies.
Not surprisingly, many left-leaning U.S. customers not wish 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 individual on Bluesky to hit one million followers. Many different representatives, senators, and governors have additionally joined the community.
