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Bluesky gains half a million new users in one day after X changes how blocking works

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Blocking on Elon Musk's social media platform, formerly known as Twitter , will no longer actually block users from viewing content.

X alternative Bluesky announced on Thursday that it had gained half a million new users in the 24 hours since X made the formal announcement about the change.

Bluesky is one of the few X alternatives that have found success after Musk 's acquisition of Twitter .