{"id":2372847,"date":"2024-11-24T13:24:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T18:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftists-are-fleeing-x-for-bluesky-and-they-already-cant-stop-complaining-about-each-other\/"},"modified":"2024-11-24T13:28:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T18:28:44","slug":"leftists-are-fleeing-x-for-bluesky-and-they-already-cant-stop-complaining-about-each-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftists-are-fleeing-x-for-bluesky-and-they-already-cant-stop-complaining-about-each-other\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftists Are Fleeing X for Bluesky, And They Already Can\u2019t Stop Complaining About Each Other"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleftists-are-fleeing-x-for-bluesky-and-they-already-cant-stop-complaining-about-each-other%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2372847&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text discusses the \u200crecent migration of left-leaning \u200cusers\u2064 from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X (formerly Twitter)\u200d to Bluesky, a new platform\u200c resembling X. Following \u200bthe election\u200c of Donald \u2064Trump, many on the left reportedly found it challenging to engage \u2063on X due to conservative opinions and decided to leave. Bluesky has \u2064capitalized on this shifting landscape, rapidly increasing its user base \u2063from 6 million in August to over\u2064 20 million, reportedly benefiting from the exodus of discontented X users.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this growth, \u200bBluesky \u2063faces significant challenges, \u2062as evidenced by a\u200d sharp rise in user\u2064 reports, which reached 42,000 in a\u2063 single day,\u200c raising concerns\u2062 about harmful content. The article critiques leftist ideologies as divisive, suggesting\u200d that such division ultimately undermines \u2062their community. In contrast, it portrays X as a platform that provides a more balanced environment for discourse, arguing that\u2064 successful \u200bengagement relies on the strength of one&#8217;s ideas rather than relying on platform moderation. the \u2063article\u200b casts doubt on Bluesky&#8217;s future potential, especially if it \u2064becomes synonymous with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-backward-leftist-view-of-education\/\" title=\"The Backward Leftist View of Education\">leftist activism<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As should be expected of the participation-trophy crowd, when the going got tough on social media platform X, the left fled with its tail tucked between its legs.<\/p>\n<p>To offer the left a shred of fairness, sure, things did get&nbsp;<em>really&nbsp;<\/em>tough for them following President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-another-problem-worry-man-helped-trump-win-eyes-blue-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resounding<\/a> Nov. 5 election victory &mdash; especially on X.<\/p>\n<p>And in response to the well-deserved gloating from conservatives, Republicans and MAGA alike, many members of the left have ditched the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, who is co-head of Trump&rsquo;s newly minted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-musk-ramaswamy-officially-join-trump-administration-their-job-is-to-destroy-bureaucracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the general <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/don-lemon-announces-major-x-decision-gets-savaged-response-see-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leftist dispersal<\/a> surely saw them migrating to your Instagrams or your TikToks, no other social media platform appeared to benefit from the X exodus more than neophyte platform Bluesky &mdash; a Twitter\/X clone in just about every way imaginable.<\/p>\n<p>Look at the way <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/digital\/bluesky-20-million-users-twitter-exodus-elon-musk-1236065566\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> crowed about this.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;#Xodus: Bluesky Hits 20M Users as People Continue to Flee X,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">left-leaning entertainment outlet extolled<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, according to the Reporter, the numbers are undeniable.<\/p>\n<p>Bluesky has hit 20 million users, even gaining a million users a day during its peak growth period.<\/p>\n<p>The platform saw just six million users as recently as August, 11 million in late October, and 15 million as of Nov. 15.<\/p>\n<p>(For comparison&rsquo;s sake, in early September, Elon Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cb_doge\/status\/1832806726598545720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> that X had 907 million unique visitors and 4.3 billion total visits to the platform the previous month.)<\/p>\n<p>Bluesky truly appears to be a haven for blue donkeys, and the numbers attest to that.<\/p>\n<p>But there are other numbers that are undeniable, as well, courtesy of Bluesky itself.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:eon2iu7v3x2ukgxkqaf7e5np\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3layun7re5s2x\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreiafadpnjsai4bd5nthx67xtr5okazurwl3kcjaspxrbwt5jirkqqa\">\n<p lang=\"en\">In the past 24 hours, we have received more than 42,000 reports (an all-time high for one day). We&rsquo;re receiving about 3,000 reports\/hour. To put that into context, in all of 2023, we received 360k reports.<\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;re triaging this large queue so the most harmful content such as CSAM is removed quickly.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bluesky Safety (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:eon2iu7v3x2ukgxkqaf7e5np?ref_src=embed\">@safety.bsky.app<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:eon2iu7v3x2ukgxkqaf7e5np\/post\/3layun7re5s2x?ref_src=embed\">November 15, 2024 at 10:10 AM<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the past 24 hours, we have received more than 42,000 reports (an all-time high for one day),&rdquo; the Bluesky Safety team posted to its platform on Nov. 15. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re receiving about 3,000 reports\/hour.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To put that into context, in all of 2023, we received 360k reports.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Of particularly notable concern, the safety team added: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re triaging this large queue so the most harmful content such as [child sexual abuse material] is removed quickly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To say nothing of the CSAM content, that whole post is a bit telling, no?<\/p>\n<p>A public square is flooded by whiny leftists, and complaints exponentially skyrocket? That should tell you everything you need to know about the modern left in a nutshell.<\/p>\n<p>Leftism, at its core, is about division, and that&rsquo;s why it just doesn&rsquo;t work. Oh sure, it pretends to be all-inclusive, but inclusivity is the antithesis of intersectionality, and the latter is the primary currency of the left.<\/p>\n<p>You&rsquo;re not black enough, you&rsquo;re not the right sort of Asian, whatever &ldquo;LatinX&rdquo; was &hellip; there&rsquo;s <em>always&nbsp;<\/em>going to be some aggrieved party within leftist ideology. The entire scam crumbles on itself the instant two parties are treated like true equals.<\/p>\n<p>This obviously isn&rsquo;t to say X doesn&rsquo;t have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebooks-oversight-board-says-company-lied-about-whitelist\/\" title=\"Facebook\u2019s Oversight Board Says Company Lied About Whitelist\">content moderation issues<\/a> of its own (the platform is inundated with porn bots and dubious advertising), but at least it treats its users like adults on a level playing field.<\/p>\n<p>Community Notes are an equalizer, not a hall monitor, and add just enough law to an otherwise wild-west social media platform. If you can&rsquo;t compete with your ideas in that forum, that says far more about you than the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Look, Bluesky may very well end up as the premiere social media platform one day.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s just not going to happen anytime soon, if the best thing the space is known for is that it&rsquo;s where all the leftist Karens hang out.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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