INCLUDING THE 2nd AVENUE SUBWAY LINE. EVERYBODY'S BEEN WAITING. IT'S BEEN YEARS.  >>> WHAT HASN'T BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME IS BLUESKY. THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM 

GAINING USERS IN RECENT WEEKS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO X. ON THURSDAY THE PLATFORM REPORTED MORE THAN A MILLION USERS HAD SIGNED UP IN A SINGLE DAY. THE CEO SAYS THE SITE IS GROWING

BY 10,000 USERS EVERY 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND HAS MORE THAN 18 MILLION USERS RIGHT NOW. JAY PETERS IS A NEWS EDITOR AT "VERGE." HE JOINS ME TO DISCUSS.

JAY, ON THURSDAY, THAT'S WHEN I OPENED UP MY BLUESKY ACCOUNT. WHAT I'VE NOTICED ABOUT BLUESKY IS HOW JUST IT FEELS VERY REMINISCENT OF TWITTER CIRCA 

2012. IS THAT WHAT IS PLAYING INTO A LOT OF PEOPLE'S DECISIONS TO SIGN UP FOR BLUESKY? >> YEAH. IT REALLY FEELS REMINISCENT OF A FORMER ERA OF TWITTER WHEN IT 

WASN'T OWNED BY ELON MUSK, WHO CHANGED THE NAME OF THE PLATFORM TO X. IT LOOKS AND FUNCTIONS A LOT LIKE TWITTER, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE -- MAYBE ELON PUTS HIS 

THUMB ON THE SCALE SOMETIMES ON WHAT YOU SEE ON X. BLUESKY FEELS MUCH MORE OPEN AND HAS A REALLY EXCITING ENERGY RIGHT NOW. >> THE QUESTION, OF COURSE, WHEN I REFERENCE THE FACT THAT IT

REMINDED ME OF TWITTER BACK IN 2012, I FEEL IN MY EARLY DAYS AS A FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT, THAT I WAS ACTUALLY USING TWITTER AS A POTENTIAL NEWS SOURCE. IN OTHER WORDS, I WOULD SEE

SOMETHING TRENDING -- THIS WAS WHEN I WAS A FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT BASED IN WEST AFRICA. I SAW SOMETHING TRENDING AND I'D TRY TO REPORT IT OUT BASED ON

WHAT I SAW TRENDING FROM A REPORTER ON THE D OR -- CAN WE DO THAT NOW ON BLUE SKY? IS IT THE SAME TOOL THAT WE USED BACK IN THOSE DAYS? >> I WOULD SAY IT'S GETTING

THERE. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS OR PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL ON X AND MAY BE POSTING THERE FIRST. WHAT I'VE NOTICED, ESPECIALLY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, IS

A LOT MORE ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE, THEY'RE JOINING BLUESKY, THEY'RE POSTING NEWS ON BLUESKY. YOU CAN DEFINITELY USE IT MUCH MORE AS A REALTIME RESOURCE FOR NEWS AND INFORMATION.

AND IT HAS DMs NOW, SO UM DM PEOPLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WANT TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE REPORTING AFTER THAT. >> I'M ALSO ON THREADS. THAT'S A MUCH BIGGER PLATFORM.

IT'S ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE TO X. I DON'T KNOW. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE DIFFERENCES ARE. SEEMS LIKE BLUESKY IS GETTING MORE TRACTION. WHAT WOULD DIFFERENTIATE THE

TWO? >> THREADS OWNED BY META, THEY PUSH YOU TOWARDS AN ALGORITHMIC FEED. YOU CAN SWITCH BACK AND FORTH AND LOOK AT FOLKS YOU FOLLOW IN REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL BUT THE

APP EDGES YOU BACK TOWARD THIS FOR YOU FEED, THEY CALL IT. WHEN YOU OPEN THE APP, YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE SHOWN. BUT BLUESKY CAN REVERT TO THAT

REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL FEED OF PEOPLE YOU FOLLOW, YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE YOUR FEED AS WELL. YOU HAVE A LOT MORE OPTIONS. USERS SEEM TO BE QUITE A BIT MORE HAPPY WITH THE TYPE OF

CONTROL THEY HAVE ON BLUESKY. >> ANY OF THESE ALTERNATIVES TO X, IS IT MAKING A DENT IN THE USERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY USING X TO PUT OUT CONTENT? IN OTHER WORDS, I SAW A TWEET

FROM LINDA YACCARINO SAYING THEY HAD MORE USERS ON ELECTION DAY THAN THEY'D EVER HAD IN THEIR HISTORY. IS IT AT ALL BRINGING NUMBERS DOWN FOR X? >> I THINK WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT

AND SEE WHAT THE LOCKER ROOM CHANGE MIGHT BE. X HAS HAD A LOT OF PULL. I'VE PERSONALLY BEEN SURPRISED. I THOUGHT MORE FOLKS WOULD NOT BE ON IT AFTER ELON MUSK TOOK

OVER TWO YEARS AGO BUT IT'S STILL A REALLY VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR NEWS AND INFORMATION. WE'LL SEE IF THIS PUSH TO BLUESKY ENCOURAGES MORE PEOPLE TO STAY OFF X OVER THE LONG TERM.

IT'S DEFINITELY A QUESTION THAT WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. >> I DID JUST TO DO A LITTLE TEST WITH BLUESKY AND X DURING THE MIKE TYSON/JAKE PAUL FIGHT.

I SAW SOMETHING TRENDING ON X. I WENT TO BLUESKY AND IT POPPED UP IN BLUESKY AND X. THE NEWS IS STILL THERE. MIKE

Bluesky picking up steam as alternative to X

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Bluesky picking up steam as alternative to X

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