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Seth Abramson posted Blue Sky's membership counter (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Nov 16 OP
Wow, impressive! wordstroken Nov 16 #1
Are people deactivating their x accounts as well? madaboutharry Nov 16 #2
I sometimes come across threads where people pitch in. Baitball Blogger Nov 16 #3
I tried to deactivate my Twitter/X account but couldn't remember my password and was unable to create a new one... wcmagumba Nov 16 #4
I joined BlueSky a couple of days ago Alliepoo Nov 16 #5
I quit when Space Nazi bought it... buzzycrumbhunger Nov 16 #6
I deleted my X account and joined Bluesky right after the election. arkielib Nov 16 #7
"...impersonating Mark Hamill, but the Bluesky administrators have caught most of these" markodochartaigh Nov 16 #9
Ha! arkielib Sunday #12
Joining The Xodus Blue Jean Nov 16 #8
Does anyone know the numbers Sugarcoated Nov 16 #10
wow BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 16 #11
Cool to see that 😊 pattyloutwo Sunday #13
I managed to change my Twitter/X password and it allowed me to deactivate Elon's hellscape Twitter...yea... wcmagumba Monday #14
FMT, for sure. Baitball Blogger Monday #15

madaboutharry

(41,358 posts)
2. Are people deactivating their x accounts as well?
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 09:02 PM
Nov 16

Or are people just not posting on x but leaving their accounts open?

That would be interesting to know.

Baitball Blogger

(48,062 posts)
3. I sometimes come across threads where people pitch in.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 09:05 PM
Nov 16

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I would say that most are deactivating, but in every group there are 1 or 2 who say they're going to keep their membership because of the information they've posted, but wouldn't add to it.

wcmagumba

(3,156 posts)
4. I tried to deactivate my Twitter/X account but couldn't remember my password and was unable to create a new one...
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 09:06 PM
Nov 16

I will try again later, also, it has been so long since I used that account (don't use it) that I created it apparently with an email address I no longer use...so I'm screwed for the time being....F*** X and Melon Husk...

Alliepoo

(2,488 posts)
5. I joined BlueSky a couple of days ago
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 10:13 PM
Nov 16

And just deactivated my Twitter account. I haven’t been on it for a very long time- I don’t need the hatefulness- so no point in keeping the account. Plus I dont want my account to be credited to Elmo’s subscriber numbers. Every little account that’s gone helps.

buzzycrumbhunger

(896 posts)
6. I quit when Space Nazi bought it...
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 10:20 PM
Nov 16

… and it looks like a LOT of people are just plain leaving now. Bluesky feels much like Twitter did back in the day and I’ve seen damned few people I feel I need to block. It’s generally an upbeat, creative, and supportive group of giddy transplants.

And cat pix. LOTS and lots of cat pix.

Many thanks to whoever it was here who I first saw steer people there. It’s a great place to decompress after… *gestures* all this in the last week.

arkielib

(358 posts)
7. I deleted my X account and joined Bluesky right after the election.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 10:32 PM
Nov 16

I am really enjoying it. It does feel like Twitter was when I first joined there. No hateful right wing comments to every post. And I've been able to find most of my favorite posters there! There are still a few who haven't made the move yet, but I will keep checking for them. The only issue I've seen with Bluesky is I've come across a few impersonators - someone saying they are someone they are not. There have been a couple of accounts impersonating Mark Hamill, but the Bluesky administrators have caught most of these and flagged them.

markodochartaigh

(2,075 posts)
9. "...impersonating Mark Hamill, but the Bluesky administrators have caught most of these"
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 11:43 PM
Nov 16

I guess those were the droids they were looking for.

wcmagumba

(3,156 posts)
14. I managed to change my Twitter/X password and it allowed me to deactivate Elon's hellscape Twitter...yea...
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 12:00 AM
Monday

don't know why I had to do this but I'm happy it worked...F**k Musk/Trump...

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