"The social media platform formerly known as Twitter has seen millions of users vanish, and amid the mindless barrage of paid promotion, hate speech and influencer culture, an increasing number of digital refugees are seeking sanctuary in Bluesky: an open-source alternative that has seen its user count grow by 1.5 million in the past few weeks, and which people are comparing fondly to a time before algorithms ruled our lives."
"For the past three years, most major social networks have noted diminishing returns. Facebook's user growth stalled in 2022, largely thanks to its failure to court Gen Z. It's increasingly seen by young people as out-of-date, and largely as an advertising platform more than a means to connect with actual people."
"It's pretty common for a new generation to eschew what older generations have done in order to cement their own identity. Facebook eclipsed MySpace pretty quickly, and then we had a Twitter generation of what we called micro-blogging."
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