Leftist social media users are leaving Twitter in droves for the new Bluesky platform, many praising it as a kinder, gentler alternative platform less burdened by Elon Musk's presence. But users of the new platform have been proven to be committing the very same acts that they claim kept them away from X in the first place.
Bluesky was originally created by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey as a decentralized evolution of the original work, but after Twitter's acquisition in 2022, it became a landing page for dissident liberals looking to protest Elon Musk. It evolved into a spot.
Prominent left-wing journalists, celebrities, and even figures across the news media — Don Lemon, Mark Hamill, and even the Guardian — have left Twitter in search of bluer skies.
Users of the new platform left Twitter in search of an app free of “misinformation, extremism, and bigotry.” According to Go to Prospect Magazine. Ironically, Bluesky has a good supply of all three.
Muller See Wright, the username for a popular podcast hosted by Alison Gill, posted a conspiracy theory on the platform on December 15th about Elon Musk and recent drone sightings in New Jersey.
“I would wager that Elon is the one deploying the drones and spreading the UFO rumors in right-wing media and the Republican Party because it somehow makes him money,” she wrote. “Maybe that will get him a Starlink deal with the Space Force? Or maybe he'll sell UFO merchandise? I don't know, but we'll keep an eye on it.”
I think Elon is the one deploying the drones and starting the right-wing media and Republican UFO rumors. Because it somehow makes money. Perhaps it will earn him a Starlink contract with the Space Force? Or will they sell UFO goods? I don't know, but I'm keeping an eye on it.
— Mueller, she wrote (@muellershewrite.bsky.social) December 15, 2024 12:06 PM
Another example is Eric Feigldin, a far-left media figure who has consistently fed disinformation to fear-mongering people about COVID-19 and monkeypox. It was soon One of the most popular platforms.
Oh, sorry, but Bluek*y looks terrible. EFD is one of the biggest misinformation companies on the planet. He just happens to be spreading the kind of misinformation that doesn't qualify as “misinformation” because he's pandering to exactly the kind of people who have Bluesk*. y account. https://t.co/u5tLyuv3i8
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 22, 2024
Nevertheless, Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Blue Skies top usersdecried both the rampant misinformation and the dangers of using X instead of Bluesky.
“I looked on Twitter recently and the misinformation has gotten pretty dangerous,” she wrote on Monday. “Someone could get killed. The tactics of constantly repeating outright lies, targeting specific people, and reusing footage from years ago to present it as new are reaching new levels. It’s scary.”
I recently took a look at Twitter and found that misinformation has become quite dangerous. someone might be killed.
The tactics of constantly repeating outright lies, targeting specific people, and recycling footage from years ago to present it as new are reaching new heights. It's scary.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@aoc.bsky.social) December 23, 2024 10:26 AM
But a quick perusal of Bluesky reveals that beyond rampant misinformation, the platform is also filled with violent threats against the Republican Party and its allies like Musk. (Related: Media's Elon Musk propaganda hides the real truth behind his sacrifices)
One user said he wished he had killed Musk when he was working at Tesla.
A user named Jordan said, “I remember meeting Elon Musk many times when I worked for him at Tesla.If I were as brave as Luigi, how could I prevent all this?'' Is it okay?” he said. Postedreferring to Luigi Mangione, the alleged assassin of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
But users of the platform will even go so far as to threaten those who deviate from the center, like left-wing journalist Jesse Singhal. He said he received so many death threats on the platform that he wrote an article in the Free Press titled “Blue Sky has a death threat problem”
What appears to be Mr. Singhal's misconduct is his writing about gender reassignment surgery on children, which he has covered for nearly a decade. Although he insists his reporting hasn't strayed too far from the mainstream, he started pushing back against transgender stories earlier than others, making him a “symbol of bigotry and hatred against activist groups and online troll groups.” ”.
He points out in the article that rather than reacting to Singhal's posts on the platform, users were already plotting to counter him even before he joined. And once he joined, the threats started flowing.
“Jesse Singal. 2 chest up. 1 is from the bridge of the nose to just above the forehead,” one user wrote.
“Someone should kill Jesse Singal,” another wrote.
Singhal said users posted what appeared to be his address in an attempt to blackmail and harass him.
Horrible things happening in Blue Sky. Sociopaths launched a massive smear campaign against journalist Jesse Singhal. Hundreds of people have repeatedly filed false claims. Tonight—death threats and leaks of personal information. pic.twitter.com/YlW0q8mz2F
— Christina Hoff Sommers (@CHSommers) December 16, 2024
Singhal complained to the platform's moderators, who suspended one of the accounts that posted what appeared to be his address, but later reinstated it. (That account now appears to be suspended or deleted.)
“it is exceptionally Where I'm angry. ” Singhal wrote. “This is partly due to a culture of impunity when it comes to violent threats among some users.”
Singhal's experience with Bluesky moderators appears to have left him frustrated and disillusioned with the platform.
“Either Bruski made a conscious decision to adopt a laissez-faire attitude toward serious threats of violence, or the host is incapable of defending himself against threats of violence, or both.” he wrote.
He also concluded that while X had its problems, “we decided that at least it would not become a breeding ground for death threats.”
