Bluesky
An American microblogging service run by the public-benefit corporation Bluesky Social PBC.
Bluesky works much like X (formerly Twitter). Its operator, Bluesky Social PBC, is a public-benefit corporation based in the United States.
In a social-media analysis conducted before the October 17 mobilization, Bluesky was the platform with the highest share of support for the protests: 47% of posts that took a position were supportive.
Sources
- Bluesky (Wikipedia (English), accessed 2026-10-22)
- Violences du 17 octobre : Y a-t-il eu des ingérences étrangères sur les réseaux sociaux ? (20 Minutes, accessed 2026-10-22)
In our stories
One riot, five French forums, five different worlds
Overall, 87.5% of the likes on posts taking a side went to supporters of the protest; but on X, opposing posts (32.6%) outnumbered supportive ones (22.9%), while Bluesky was the most supportive platform.
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