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Elon Musk has been the owner of Twitter for some time now, and things have been hectic, to say the least. However, Jack Dorsey, the creator of Twitter has come out with his own social media app called Bluesky. According to a new report, Bluesky has been gaining followers as Twitter has been struggling.A lot of the current drama surrounding Twitter has to do with the verification checkmark and Twitter Blue. The verification checkmark is a pretty important part of the Twitter experience, but Elon Musk has felt the need to…

Twitter users, weary from another tumultuous weekend, are exploring Jack Dorsey-backed app Bluesky as a possible alternative to the social media network.The invite-only Bluesky has been downloaded by iPhone users 245,000 times, of which more than half came this month, according to Data.ai. This year, the app started inviting users from its waiting list — which numbered more than a million people when Elon Musk bought Twitter in October — to test a beta version, although it's limiting users for now. It recently added an…

Image Source : FILE Jack Dorsey loses Blue tick, brings his Twitter alternative Bluesky to Android Twitter's original co-founder Jack Dorsey, who also lost his Blue check-mark because of Musk's new policy has unleashed a new micro-blogging platform called Bluesky today. Dorsey launched the new Twitter rival for Android users. Bluesky has been backed by Dorsey and it…

Some of you have already heard of Bluesky. That is a Twitter competitor created by Twitter’s co-founder, Jack Dorsey. That app wasn’t available on Android, until now, as Bluesky is now available via the Google Play Store.Twitter alternative Bluesky lands on Android, but it’s not yet available to everyoneThat being said, do note that you’ll need an invite in order to use it. You can navigate here and join the waitlist. Bluesky will email you once it’s ready to allow you to enter. The service is still in beta, which is why…

Bluesky, Jack Dorsey's alternative to Twitter, is now available by invitation only on Android devices after arriving on the App Store in February, The Verge reported. The app has a number of Twitter-like functions, letting you search for and follow other users, create posts (with photos) and more. It's currently in beta, though, so has a limited number of users (reportedly around 25,000) and is missing features like direct messages.  Bluesky first came about in 2019 as a Twitter-backed side as a new type of decentralized…

Bluesky is a decentralized social network, meaning it runs on its open-source Authenticated Transfer Protocol, where servers can interact with one another. And to appeal to Twitter users, the app's interface looks very similar to Twitter.The app has yet to roll out fully, so there's not a lot of information about the app's details. But from what we know, Bluesky users can post text and photos and like or repost other people's content. Like Twitter, users can add a header image, a profile picture, and a bio and can see…

Jack Dorsey’s Twitter alternative is still invite-only, but its leaders are sharing more about their vision for the open-source platform. In a new blog post, CEO Jay Graber said that Bluesky intends to create a “marketplace of algorithms” that will allow users to control how content is filtered and sorted. “For developers, an open marketplace of algorithms will provide the freedom to experiment with and publish algorithms that anyone can use,” Graber wrote. “For users, the ability to customize their feed will give them…

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in 2023 hit a few snags, as consumer spending last year dropped for the first time by 2% to $167 billion, according to data.ai’s “State of Mobile” report. However, downloads are continuing to grow, up 11% year-over-year in 2022 to reach 255 billion. Consumers are also spending more time in mobile apps than ever before. On Android devices alone,…

Jack Dorsey’s new Twitter alternative, Bluesky, is now available in closed beta on the App Store. The invite-only app could soon join a crowded field of budding Twitter competitors, including Mastodon. Interested users can submit their email addresses to join the waitlist. The Bluesky app reportedly borrows heavily from Twitter. However, it includes minor differences like “What’s up?” in place of “What’s happening?” along with a simplified process of creating a post (which can also include photos) by selecting a plus…

Jack Dorsey, co-founder and…