Bluesky is a backfire. Mark Cuban says that “lack of thought diversity” is actually pushing users back to x
- Billionaire Mark Cubaan active Bluesky user and supporter for several months, believes that the social media platform has become “Ruder and Himeful” this week. He said that the liberal user’s user base is difficult to raise questions or discuss with others, even if political ideologies are consistent.
After Elon Musk bought it Twitter (Currently x) In the second half of 2022, the atmosphere on the platform began to change, with many confirmed accounts losing their status. but, Mass escape from x It came in late 2024 after the US presidential election and Musk threw his support.
By December 2024, the platform had lost approximately 2.7 million active apple Android users have only been in two months, and competitor BlueSky has absorbed almost all of these users. Colloquially, it has become a somewhat safe haven for liberal users who wanted to drown the noise of President Trump’s reelection.
“He’s someone who wants to try something new. He’s someone who found a community here,” said Bluesky CEO Jay Graber. Vox Media’s Peter Kafta on June 4th Podcasts. “I think in general, I think both of them are those who are looking for something, trying to get away from something.”
According to the Pew Research Center, between November and May 2024, Bluesky grew from around 10 million users to 30 million. analysis. Analysis shows that many news influencers (people who regularly post about current events on the platform) have left politically.
One such figure was billionaire Mark Cuba. I didn’t give her a penny For her campaign, he said. Cuba has become a regular Bluesky user since November 2024, with nearly 2,000 posts. He is famous when he first joined the platform Posted: “Hello, there’s not much hateful world.”
But Cuba changed his songs. In a series of posts this week, Cuba claimed that Blueski is becoming too echo chambers, sending more users back to X.
“Engagement has agreed to me from a great combo on many topics, or agreed that you are a Nazi fascist,” Cuba writes. “I’m forcing X to post.”
former Shark Tank The owner of the Star and Dallas Mavericks also said that blueski users think “more hateful as the grown-up Ruder.”
“Even if people agree with 95% of what they’re talking about about a topic, if there’s one point that you might call you a grayer area, they’ll call you a fascist or something,” Cuban said. Its net worth is approximately $8.33 billionaccording to Bloomberg.
Bluesky did not respond luckRequest a comment.
Cuba has also been reposted Washington Post opinion article It was released on Sunday, entitled “The Bluesky Bubble hurts liberals and their causes.” Author Megan McArdle argued that Bluesky’s left-leaning user base had separated it into a political silo. Cuba agreed.
“The lack of diversity in thinking here is actually used,” Cuba said. Washington Post article. “The moderation and blocking tools here are very advanced. If you see someone you don’t want to see here, don’t block them.”
“We used to have great gifts and discussions about politics and news, not more,” Cuba added. “It doesn’t have to be like this.”
This story was originally introduced Fortune.com