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As typical of those accustomed to participation trophies, liberal users made a mass exodus from X following their crushing defeat in the wake of Donald Trump’s November 5 presidential victory.

While conservatives celebrated their win on the platform, progressive users sought refuge elsewhere, particularly on Bluesky, a platform nearly identical to X in functionality and design.

The Hollywood Reporter enthusiastically documented this migration with their headline: “#Xodus: Bluesky Hits 20M Users as People Continue to Flee X.”

The numbers paint a clear picture. Bluesky’s user base exploded from six million in August to 20 million, experiencing periods where they gained a million users daily. For context, X boasted 907 million unique visitors and 4.3 billion total visits in a single month, according to Elon Musk’s September update.

However, this influx brought its own challenges. On November 15, Bluesky’s Safety team announced: “In the past 24 hours, we have received more than 42,000 reports (an all-time high for one day). We’re receiving about 3,000 reports/hour. To put that into context, in all of 2023, we received 360k reports.”

The team notably mentioned prioritizing removal of harmful content, including CSAM.

This surge in complaints perfectly illustrates modern leftist behavior. Their ideology, fundamentally based on division rather than unity, contradicts their claims of inclusivity. The movement’s focus on intersectionality inevitably creates friction between various identity groups.

While X faces its own content moderation challenges with spam and questionable advertising, it maintains a more balanced approach through features like Community Notes, which serve as equalizers rather than restrictive measures.

Though Bluesky might eventually become a leading social platform, its current reputation as a sanctuary for disgruntled progressives limits its broader appeal.