Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky attracts more users as Twitter falters

The invite-only Bluesky has been downloaded by iPhone users 245,000 times, of which more than half came this month, according to Data.ai. — Bluesky/AFP Relaxnews

Twitter users, weary from another tumultuous weekend, are exploring Jack Dorsey-backed app Bluesky as a possible alternative to the social media network.

The invite-only Bluesky has been downloaded by iPhone users 245,000 times, of which more than half came this month, according to Data.ai. This year, the app started inviting users from its waiting list – which numbered more than a million people when Elon Musk bought Twitter in October – to test a beta version, although it’s limiting users for now. It recently added an Android app as well.