I follow the following US presidential election, Swiftiesordinary Taylor Swiftfans are running from X for Bluesky. Owner of X, billionaire Elon MuskDonald Trump was one biggest supportersfunnel Over $100 million invested in America PAC supporting Trump; confusing the candidate on the campaign trail; And Amplifying Trump’s messages about X. Musk has also helped Trump benefit prominently. right-wing male audience. Swifties, who have built a solid community on the platform formerly known as Twitter, took notice. On Thursday, less than 48 hours after Trump won the presidency, they began leaving the platform altogether.

“I like the idea of ​​starting a new community here and would love to not have to support Elon in any way,” says Justin, who goes to @justin-the-baron.swifties.social on Bluesky and only wants to use his first community, citing his fear of harassment. “Elon is of course a big supporter of Trump, which doesn’t align with Taylor’s values ​​or the Swifties’ values.”

While Swifties exist on all sides of the political spectrum, the community prides itself on being a positive and accepting space. Swifties after Kamala Harris was announced as the Democratic presidential candidate began to mobilize to support him. In September, Swift herself endorsed Harris. Inside an Instagram post Swift stated that she declared her support AI-generated images of himself and his fans This was used by Trump to imply that he supported him.

Musk after approval sent“Beautiful Taylor… you win… I will give you a child and protect your cats with my life.” Musk, who has repeatedly shared his concerns about declining birth rates, has at least 11 children with at least three women. According to The New York Times, He also offered his sperm to independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s former vice president, Nicole Shanahan (She declined).

Irene Kim, organizer Swifties for HarrisShe says the misogyny that emerged in the wake of the election pushed her and many other Swift fans to abandon X and seek refuge in Bluesky. Although research has found that Hate speech and disinformation increased After Musk took over the platform, Trump’s election seems to have further strengthened the platform. A. report Researchers from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue found that phrases like “Your body, my choice” were repeated in the 24 hours following Trump’s election victory. election night speech Shares of white supremacist Nick Fuentes rose 4,600 percent in X.

“I think that’s the kind of rhetoric we want to move away from,” Kim says. Also last update The change to the “block” feature, which allows people to see the profiles and posts of users who have blocked them, contributed to a more negative experience on the platform. “Twitter has become an absolute hell of a sight,” says Kim.