Tumblr, Bluesky Numbers Surge as X Is Shut Down Again in Brazil

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  1. What Musk has done with Twitter is the equivalent of buying a Lambo and driving it straight into a ditch.

  2. Musk has already backed off and decided to comply with the Brazilian supreme court’s orders. They gave him five days to send all the paperwork needed to reverse the suspension. All he needs to do now is to shut up and let his lawyers do the rest of the job, if he’s capable of that.

  3. >**The latest estimates show new user growth on X has dropped from 30% annually as recently as 2020 to just 1.6% this year, according to the Financial Times.** And X’s health as a functioning company is clearly in question. The bankers who helped finance $13 billion of Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter back in 2022 are reportedly regretting that decision in myriad ways. In fact, they’re calling it one of the worst deals of all time.

    Ouch. Xitter is already dying a slow death. Doubt that the majority of these estimated 250 Million users are actual real humans. Looked at Bluesky yesterday and it seems okay. I may make an account.

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    Looks like X is playing a game of whack-a-mole with Brazil. Meanwhile, Tumblr and Bluesky are sitting back, eating popcorn, and watching their user numbers skyrocket.