Canadian MPs among social media users pivoting from X to Bluesky in the wake of U.S. vote [Video]

New Democrat MP Charlie Angus decided he had enough.

“I have tried three times to get off X because it is a dismal, toxic, hole of disinformation,” said Angus, who used to regularly post to his 47,200 followers on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“After seeing what went down with the Trump election, the belligerent role of Elon Musk in undermining democracy, there is no way that I can be part of that.”

A few days ago, Angus opened an account on Bluesky, a social media platform that began as a research project at Twitter before cutting ties with Twitter after Musk acquired the company and rebranded it as X.

“I had no idea what to expect,” Angus said. “I thought I would end up with 10 followers and be just calling out in the wilderness. It has been a phenomenal experience. I feel like I have woken up sober after a month on a bender with rot gut.”

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