Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

User growth and migration drivers

• Multiple commenters report a clear recent uptick in activity and followers, including in non‑US niches.
• Several tie the surge to: a recent geopolitical event that drove heavy Twitter/X use, its subsequent outcome, and disillusionment with X’s direction.
• Others point to X’s announced changes to blocking and new TOS defaulting tweets into AI training as additional push factors.
• Brazil’s ban of Twitter is cited as a reason for strong Brazilian presence.
• Links to independent dashboards suggest recent days at ~1M new accounts/day, though some ask how that’s measured.

User experience and content quality

• Many find Bluesky now feels “alive” versus early, quiet phases; starter packs and custom feeds make discovery easier.
• Some like the lack of a viral algorithmic feed and rely on chronological “Following.”
• Others bounce off: see too much “Bluesky vs Twitter/Musk” chatter, US politics, or low‑signal posts; some compare it to a chaotic cocktail party.
• Advice given: use mute words, blocking, custom feeds, and starter packs to curate.

Decentralization, protocol, and federation debate

• Supporters emphasize that AT Protocol allows self‑hosting and easier migration than X.
• Critics see “not invented here” versus improving ActivityPub, and say Bluesky remains effectively centralized while most use the main instance.
• Mastodon is contrasted: more truly federated, but confusing onboarding (instances, sign‑up friction), UX awkwardness, and social norms that some find off‑putting.

Moderation, labels, and echo chambers

• Some praise tooling: blocks, custom moderation vocabularies, and reporting.
• Concerns raised about “heavily censored” content, including automated “intolerant” labels and reports of Palestinian journalists removed; others ask for evidence or note you can opt out of default moderation.
• Blocks are partially public via API, enabling “most blocked” lists; people worry this gamifies bad behavior and reflects echo chambers.
• Debate over whether blocking en masse is healthy filtering or ideological self‑segregation.

Infrastructure and performance

• Several are impressed: rapid growth with few visible outages, fast search and navigation, and an architecture informed by prior large‑scale social networks.
• Others report slow loading in practice.

Bots, metrics, privacy, and future

• Some suspect many new accounts are bots; others say they’ve seen almost no spam so far.
• All Bluesky posts are public and available for ML training, which worries some.
• Many stress that growth numbers matter less than retention in a few months and expect eventual ads and possible “enshitification.”