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‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky

Researchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with.
  1. Smriti Mallapaty
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Researchers are flocking to the social-media platform Bluesky, hoping to recreate the good old days of Twitter.

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Nature 636, 15-16 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-03784-6

Updates & Corrections

  • Update 22 November 2024: This story has been updated to include public comments from Elon Musk on X, as well as a source for data on Bluesky’s Science feed.

  • Correction 22 November 2024: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the date that Musk posted about bots on X.

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