Brazilians flock to Bluesky and Threads after X suspension

Bluesky, a social network that works similarly to X (formerly Twitter), had registered more than 2 million new users, driven by a large influx from Brazil by Sept 2. The blocking of X in Brazil was accompanied by an intense digital migration to other platforms, as is also the case with Threads. — AFP

RIO DE JANEIRO: Millions of Brazilians, including the president, have flocked to social media platforms such as Threads or Bluesky, where Portuguese has become the most spoken language in the few days since Elon Musk's X was shut down in the country.

"Is anyone there?" asked numerous Brazilian netizens as they made their first tentative forays onto Bluesky, which said it had added more than two million new users since South America's largest nation banned X.