On the last day of August, a Brazilian Supreme Court justice banned X (formerly known as Twitter) in Brazil, after Elon Musk failed to appoint a legal representative for the company.
However, according to the latest crypto news, one platform swept right in, slowly taking over the user base.
After X’s ban, the decentralized microblogging platform Bluesky saw a massive surge in new users from the country. In just three days, Bluesky, also known as Bsky, reported gaining a million new users, according to a September 1 post on X.
The ban followed an August 30 order from a Brazilian Supreme Court justice, who suspended X after Musk refused to appoint a legal representative for the platform in Brazil.
Just a day after X was banned, a Bluesky developer noted a significant increase in daily app traffic, with the platform consistently experiencing 15 times its usual peak traffic as new users flocked to register.
Bluesky, a decentralized social media platform and public benefit corporation owned by Jay Graber, was announced in 2019 by Jack Dorsey and officially launched in February 2024. By September, the platform reported a user base of over 7.6 million.
Meanwhile, Musk’s X remains embroiled in a legal battle with Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who ordered the suspension after X refused to ban certain accounts accused of spreading election disinformation. On September 2, a panel of five Supreme Court justices upheld Moraes’ ruling.
The crypto community has reacted strongly to the censorship of X in Brazil, with some speculating that other countries might follow Brazil’s lead.
Scott Melker, aka ‘The Wolf of All Streets,’ expressed his frustration to his 959,300 X followers on Aug. 30:
Brazil is absolutely nuts for banning X. But the US is equally nuts for attempting to ban TikTok.”
Another user, “MrMoontastic.eth,” lamented that Brazil might miss out on crucial bullrun news due to the ban.
