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Nick
@nwvandal.bsky.social
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Finally got here, no clue what I’m doing. Lucky for me I’ve got experience being clueless.
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1) Many underestimate the investment the PRC has put into influencing the US social media sphere.

2) The destruction of Trust and Safety at X has made it a playground for PRC actors.

3) It's nice to see them whine about BlueSky.

4) But there is nothing magical about BlueSky to keep them away.
maxkennerly.bsky.social Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · Nov 26
lol China's state media is sad about Bluesky because it's not an easy propaganda distribution channel like X (and Facebook)

www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
Chinese state media is reportedly troubled by the latest exodus of X users flocking to Bluesky. State outlets, which put considerable resources into amassing millions of followers on Elon Musk’s social media platform — including by buying ads, deploying bots, and hiring influencers — have recently seen their growth plateau. The growing popularity of Bluesky, which has a largely liberal base and harder-to-manipulate algorithm, has sparked “worried chatter within Chinese state media circles,” a former Xinhua and China Daily employee wrote in his newsletter. He predicted the accounts will migrate to Bluesky, though it may take time. For now, the sector’s focus has shifted back to domestic, Mandarin-language channels and platforms like Bilibili, WeChat, and Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok.
November 26, 2024 at 2:58 PM