“We have posts that are exactly the same on Twitter and on Bluesky, and with those identical posts, Bluesky is getting 20 times the engagement or more than Twitter,” Pittman said.
On Sunday, Musk confirmed the platform has deprioritized posts including links, which was how journalists and other creators historically shared their work.
Rose Wang, Bluesky’s chief operating officer, quoted the Guardian’s stats, writing: “We want Bluesky to be a great home for journalists, publishers, and creators.
Journalists who belong to and cover issues affecting marginalized populations have found Bluesky to be a much more welcoming environment.
“Journalists don’t like toxicity and toxic comments.
Persons:
Ashton Pittman, Pittman, X, ” Pittman, Elon Musk, Musk, ”, Phil Lewis, retweets, it’s, Rose Wang, Bluesky, Jack Dorsey, Erin Reed, Reed, Talia Lavin, Lavin, I’m, ” Lavin, Aaron Kleinman, ” Kleinman, he’s, she’s, “
Organizations:
Mississippi Free Press, Twitter, Elon, NBC News, Guardian, Boston Globe, Journalists, Nazi, States, “
Locations:
Mississippi, Bluesky