Disgruntled X users are again flocking to Bluesky, a newer social media platform that grew out of Twitter, now known as X, before billionaire Elon Musk took it over in 2022.

Lots of social media sites offer a multitude of feeds you can follow or curate, but none of the ones Ive used are as malleable and extensive as Bluesky. Sure, you can start with the relatively typical options like Following and Popular With Friends, and you can manually mute specific words and hashtags, but Bluesky offers an alternate approach.

The fast-growing social network appeared to be unavailable or lagging for thousands of users on Thursday morning following a mass exodus on X. Bluesky, the popular X alternative, appeared to be down or lagging for thousands of users on Thursday morning,