Celebs, politicians join Twitter rival Bluesky: Here’s how you can too

The Bluesky iPhone app has been downloaded some 360,000 times, according to analytics company Data.ai. — Bluesky/AFP Relaxnews

With Twitter mired in confusion over check marks, subscriptions and an ever-increasing number of seemingly haphazard decisions by the platform’s owner Elon Musk, some users are searching for alternatives.

Many are looking no further than Bluesky, which has its own origins in Twitter and, to all intents and purposes, acts in a very similar fashion. Its latest devotees include US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, writer-comedian Dril and model Chrissy Teigen. But for now it’s invite only. The platform on Thursday said it had just experienced its biggest single-day jump in users yet.