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The Post-Election Social Media Wars

2024/11/29
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Will Oremus 认为 Bluesky 让人想起早期 Twitter，拥有简洁的默认信息流和紧密的社区感，但随着用户增长，其特性也在改变。他指出，Bluesky 早期用户群体较为紧密，但随着平台增长，其性质也在发生变化。他还分析了自美国大选以来 Bluesky 用户数量几乎翻倍，但这种增长也带来了一些挑战，例如服务器压力和竞争对手的关注。此外，他还讨论了由于 X 成为私营公司，很难准确评估其用户基础的变化，只能依靠 Elon Musk 的声明和第三方研究机构的估计。他提到研究表明，X 上获得高浏览量的推文发布者中，共和党人的比例稳步上升，而民主党人的比例下降，表明该平台正变得越来越倾向于保守派。他还分析了 Elon Musk 声称 X 是一个对所有人开放的平台，但他的行为却表明，他更偏袒一方。最后，他还讨论了 Bluesky 的盈利模式和未来发展方向，以及与 Threads 的竞争关系和用户群体差异。 主持人主要就 Bluesky 的用户增长、与其他平台的竞争、内容审核策略以及商业模式等方面与 Will Oremus 展开讨论，并对社交媒体平台的分裂及其影响进行了探讨。

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The discussion explores the rise of Bluesky as a potential successor to Twitter, examining its growth, user experience, and the challenges it faces in scaling up.
  • Bluesky has seen a significant increase in users post-election.
  • The platform retains an old-school charm reminiscent of early Twitter.
  • Bluesky's COO reports the team is in firefighting mode to manage the surge in demand.

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Whatever X is, it ain’t the Twitter so many users fell in love with. Since the election, Bluesky has been on the rise, but it’s still only a fraction of the number of users on Twitter—at its peak or even now—or even fellow upstart Threads. 

Is Bluesky set to take over the role Twitter used to play, or is it just one of many networks in a Balkanized social media landscape? 

Guest: Will Oremus, a technology writer for the Washington Post

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