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Bluesky
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Take control of your social feed with an open, decentralized network where you pick the algorithm.
United StatesFree planFrom Free (Bluesky+ planned at ~$8/month)
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Bluesky vs X (Twitter)
How does Bluesky compare to X (Twitter)? Here is a side-by-side look at the key differences.
Feature
Bluesky
X (Twitter)
Based in
United States
United States
Free plan
Yes
Yes
Starting price
Free (Bluesky+ planned at ~$8/month)
Free
GDPR
partial
Partially Compliant
Open source
Yes
No
Data storage
United States (Vultr infrastructure)
United States
Known concerns about X (Twitter)
- •Posts feed Grok AI training by default. You need to opt out manually in settings.
- •January 2025 data breach exposed records linked to 2.8 billion accounts.
- •Ireland's DPC opened a formal GDPR investigation in April 2025 over AI data use.
- •Updated Terms of Service (January 2026) classify your AI inputs as platform content.
- •All user data stored on US servers, subject to US surveillance laws.
- •Content moderation reduced significantly after the 2022 acquisition.
Worth knowing
Features in X (Twitter) that Bluesky doesn't have:
- •Direct messages: Bluesky does not currently support private messaging
- •Polls: Creating polls is not yet available on Bluesky
- •Advanced search: Bluesky search is more limited compared to X
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