All of this chaos at X has helped other social media platforms you may not expect.
Tumblr has seen an incredible 349% growth in users since Brazil banned X, according toTechcrunchFriday.
But those numbers should obviously be taken within the context of the sites rollercoaster existence.
Elon Musk attends the men’s final on day fourteen of the 2024 US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center on September 8, 2024 in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City.© Photo by Jean Catuffe/GC Images
Tumblr has struggled in recent years after enjoying its heyday roughly a decade ago.
But its not just Tumblr thats seen a big bump in users.
Other sites are clearly benefiting thanks to Musks idiocy.
If youre reading this, youre one of the first 10 million users on Bluesky!
Se voce esta lendo isso, voce e um dos primeiros 10 milhoes de usuarios do Bluesky!
And Xs health as a functioning company is clearly in question.
Musk sometimes refers to unregretted minutes andsecondson the platform, which he says is the metric that actually matters.
But other sites are benefiting from Musk repeatedly stepping on rakes.
For its part, X told the BBC that the restoration of X in Brazil on Wednesday was unintentional.
The company has not responded to Gizmodos questions about that decision on Friday.
Well update this post if we hear back.
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