Elon Musk in Trouble: Valuable Users Are Leaving for the Competition

The global scientific community is abandoning X and replacing it with a platform that's considered one of the main rivals to the old Twitter. Bluesky is emerging as a new space for professional discourse, at least among scientists . The reason? Experts cite a growing problem with disinformation, harassment, and a decline in the quality of content on X.

X is quickly losing valuable users

Research indicates a clear trend of academia migrating from X to Bluesky. A comprehensive survey of over 800 international scientists confirms that X has become professionally useless and "unpleasant" for many. Dr. David Shiffman, a marine biologist, notes that his science blog, Southern Fried Science, generates 100 times more views on Bluesky than on X, where the audience share remains constant.

A report published in Integrative and Comparative Biology confirms that scientists consider Bluesky a more effective platform for professional networking and research sharing. This migration is not a one-off phenomenon, as the trend is confirmed by an analysis from the University of Zurich (which examines the migration of 300,000 academic users from X). It shows that nearly one in five academic X users switched to Bluesky between 2023 and 2025. It's worth noting that the study revealed significant differences depending on the field: the leaders in this regard are the humanities and arts, where the dropout rate is 31%, compared to 13% in medicine.

What attracts scientists to Bluesky?

The analysis indicates that Bluesky's key advantage is its AT protocol, which allows for user-managed algorithms, eliminating the "commercial interference" prevalent on X. This also limits the aforementioned "harassment and manipulation." Many researchers consider Bluesky a recreation of the former, more professional and user-friendly Twitter environment.