Twitter alternative Bluesky just gained over a million new users

The social network Bluesky just announced that it has gained over 1 million new users in the past week. Like Twitter (now known as X), Bluesky is a microblogging platform, except it’s built on a decentralized architecture so it isn’t controlled by any single entity.

In other words, Bluesky users can create their own servers with specific rules and communities, allowing greater control over data and interactions. Those servers are all networked together, and that overall network is known as Bluesky.