8 things to know about Bluesky, social media platform that rivals Elon Musk’s X and Instagram’s Threads

Soon after Elon Musk bought Twitter and changed it into X, a bunch of competitive social media platforms cropped up, including Mastodon, Threads and Bluesky. Recently, Bluesky has gained momentum with scores of users flocking to the platform since the US elections and, most recently, during the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul boxing match. Here are some of the things to know about the budding social media platform.