Record High Traffic Experienced by Bluesky as Twitter Users Reach Maximum Capacity

Since Elon Musk assumed control of Twitter, the platform has experienced the consequences of his unpredictable decision-making, which has ranged from positive to exceptional to downright negative. Immediately after becoming CEO, he initiated a significant downsizing effort that resulted in the dismissal of long-serving employees. Subsequently, he introduced the Twitter Blue subscription, which includes the coveted blue tick verification badge, a symbol of credibility reserved for reputable individuals to distinguish them from fake accounts. Although Musk has relinquished his CEO position and assumed the roles of Chairman and CTO, he continues to make questionable decisions. Recently, he caused widespread panic among users by announcing a tweet view limit for all users, prompting many to migrate to Bluesky, a Twitter competitor led by Jack Dorsey.

Bluesky gets users during the weekend

Bluesky, a decentralized social network, has become a haven for users who don’t want to end their social media experience after reaching their daily tweet limit. Although the platform is in beta and accepts users by invitation only, it still reported a “record high” on Saturday, according to a CNBC report, the day Musk tweeted the new temporary policy.

According to the report, the flow was so high that it disrupted the registration process and Bluesky had to suspend the feature until Sunday afternoon.

What is Bluesky

Bluesky is a Twitter-like social media platform where users can post “sketches” (“sky” and “tweet”) and interact with others. The unique aspect about it is that Bluesky is a decentralized platform. If you’re confused about what that means, here’s how to figure it out:

Maybe you like a group of people you connect with on a social media platform and would like to see their posts, but the platform’s algorithm keeps pushing content you’re not interested in or find provocative. Decentralization allows you to access your group’s posts via an open domain and push it to a different platform (which you can either build or join after someone else has built it) with different algorithms to suit your social media. use.

It is not known when the platform might go public and allow people to join without an invitation.