https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/22/bluesky-saw-record-usage-after-elon-musk-announced-plans-to-charge-all-x-users/

Social network Bluesky once again benefitted from Elon Musk’s missteps with X, the network formerly known as Twitter. According to a new analysis of Bluesky’s web traffic and mobile app usage, the would-be X competitor hit a daily active user record just after Musk announced he would begin charging all X users a small monthly fee to use its services.

Musk’s announcement was made during a live-streamed event on September 18, where the X owner explained that a subscription payment would be necessary in order to combat the “vast armies of bots” on the platform. X users, meanwhile, didn’t seem to like that news, as they sent rival Bluesky’s numbers soaring.