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Swifties Flee X for Bluesky
Taylor Swift's fans are abandoning Elon Musk's X platform for Bluesky due to the rise in hate speech and Musk's pro-Trump stance.
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- What platform are Taylor Swift's fans migrating to?
- Swifties are migrating to Bluesky, a social media platform founded by Jack Dorsey, seeking a less toxic and more welcoming community.
- Why are Taylor Swift's fans leaving the X platform?
- Taylor Swift's fans, known as Swifties, are leaving X (formerly Twitter) in large numbers due to Elon Musk's support for Donald Trump and the increase in hateful content on the platform following Trump's election victory.
- How did Elon Musk's actions affect the situation on X?
- Elon Musk's public support for Trump and the subsequent increase in hateful content, particularly misogynistic remarks towards Taylor Swift and her fans, have created a hostile environment on X, pushing many users to seek alternative platforms like Bluesky.
- What role did the recent US election play in this migration?
- Following Trump's victory, there was a significant surge in misogynistic and hateful rhetoric on X, prompting many Swifties, particularly those involved in the "Swifties for Kamala" group, to leave the platform.
- What other factors contributed to the negative experience on X?
- The addition of the feature allowing users to see who has blocked them on X further contributed to the negative experience for many Swifties and accelerated their exodus to Bluesky.