Anne Applebaum on Nostr: I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then ...
I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.
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