New Delhi, September 23: Jack Dorsey-backed social media network Bluesky saw a surge in new users sign-up after Elon Musk announced he will soon charge all X users a small monthly fee. Musk’s announcement earlier this week backfired as Bluesky hit a daily active user record afterwards. According to data from analytics firm Similarweb, Bluesky’s Android app saw half a million daily active users on the day of Musk’s announcement and its web traffic increased even higher. X Rival Bluesky Hits 1 Million Users Mark, Says 'We're Excited for Many More People To Join Soon'

On Android, the daily active users metric was up 20.6 per cent for Bluesky. Bluesky saw a total of 53,585 new signups in one day after Musk’s announcement — 5 per cent of the platform’s user base of around 1.13 million accounts, reports TechCrunch. Jack Dorsey Is Back With Twitter Alternative Called Bluesky

In a live-streamed interaction with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the X owner floated the idea that the social network may no longer be a free site. “It’s the only way I can think of to combat vast armies of bots,” Musk said.

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