Brazilian users flock to Bluesky after Elon Musk's X banned

Elon Musk’s X is still banned in Brazil. In addition, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has said that any user who attempts to access the former Twitter via VPN faces thousands of dollars per day in fines.So, Brazilian posters need a new place to, well, post. And it appears many Brazilian X users have found a new online social media platform in the form of X competitor Bluesky.Last week, just 5 days after Brazil banned Musk’s X in the country for failing to appoint a legal representative, Bluesky announced that it had 2.6 million new users join the platform over the previous few days alone.Bluesky shared that 85 percent of those millions of new user signups were Brazilian. What a week! In the last few days, Bluesky has grown by more than 2.6 million users, over 85% of which are Brazilian. Welcome, we are so excited to have you here! Here are answers to some common questions about Bluesky:[image or embed]— Bluesky (@bsky.app) Sep 4, 2024 at 1:26 PM On Friday, Bluesky announced they hit 3 million new users that morning.That brings Bluesky’s total user base to 9 million, with 50 percent of those users joining the platform just in the past week. this morning we crossed THREE MILLION new users! that brings our total size to over 9 million people. welcome everyone! we’re so glad you’re here 🫶 (and yes, video is coming soon)[image or embed]— Bluesky (@bsky.app) Sep 6, 2024 at 6:14 PM Bluesky’s user base grows…Brazilian users flock to Bluesky after Elon Musk's X banned