It has been reported that more than 500,000 new users have joined the social media platform. Bluesky was co-founded by X’s former CEO, Jack Dorsey. This dramatic increase in new users occurred in just two days. Bluesky is currently the first-ranking free app in the iPhone chart in Brazil. Jay Graber, the current CEO of Blusesky has commended Brazil’s move to Bluesky, deeming it a ‘right choice’. 

Bluesky has stated through its official accounts that the site is facing the highest levels of traffic and in-app activity. However, due to the high traffic in the app, the site will be facing a few issues in terms of performance. Outages are also to be expected as stated by a developer by Bluesky. 

Brazil X Ban and the reasons behind the ban 

Earlier this month, Elon Musk announced that X would cease operations in Brazil. However, due to X’s failure to follow Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ order to name an X legal and official representative in Brazil, the platform has faced a complete ban. 

The Brazil X ban comes after X failed to adhere to Brazil’s rules against spreading political disinformation. The legal battle between X and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes started because the platform decided against blocking accounts spreading election disinformation. 

Users have been warned against using a VPN to access X. Brazil will be fining anyone found using a VPN to use X. Fines up to 50,000 reais or  $9,000 per day will be levied on those found guilty of using X after its ban. Other workarounds for using the app have also been discouraged. 

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