Bluesky gained 2 million new users last week, but this can only mean that something fishy is going on with X. In fact, X has been banned in Brazil, and the platform stands to lose an estimated 40 million monthly active users.
X's battle with the Brazilian government began in April when Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes demanded the removal of seven accounts that had posted false information supporting former President Jair Bolsonaro. Musk, who describes himself as a “free speech absolutist,” has responded to similar requests from the Indian and Turkish governments to take down the accounts, but did not comply with this latest request.
Will X's loss be Bluesky's gain? We dig deeper in today's TechCrunch Minute.