Bluesky gains half a million new users in one day after X changes how blocking works

We warned you that this change was coming – but X has just made it official: Blocking on Elon Musk’s social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, will no longer actually block users from viewing content — and now users appear to be fleeing X once again.  Tweet may have been deleted Essentially, a block on X will now just mean that a blocked user can’t interact with your posts. They can still see them though, which was not the case before this change. The change to the block function was met with largely negative reactions, with even Musk supporters pointing out the user safety concerns that come with this shift. SEE ALSO: Musk is gutting X’s blocking feature — why this change is dangerous And it appears the change in the block function was enough for some users to flee to a new social media platform. X alternative Bluesky announced on Thursday that it had gained half a million new users in the 24 hours since X made the formal announcement about the change. update: half a million new people in the last day 🤯 welcome, いらっしゃいませ, 환영, bem-vindo! 🦋🎉[image or embed]— Bluesky (@bsky.app) October 17, 2024 at 1:00 PM Bluesky grows by 500,000 in 24 hoursBluesky is one of the few X alternatives that have found success after Musk’s acquisition of then-Twitter. It is the third largest micro-blogging type social media platform after competitors X and Meta’s Threads. However, unlike those two companies, Bluesky is registered as a…Bluesky gains half a million new users in one day after X changes how blocking works