This piece is by WWSG exclusive thought leader, Sara Fischer.
Elon Musk’s X platform continues to be the dominant social discourse app in America, garnering 30 times more daily visits in the U.S. on average during the general election than rival platforms, according to data from Similarweb.
Why it matters: The relationship between Musk and Trump is growing closer by the day, Axios’ Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei report.
Of note: The post-election week saw users, including The Guardian, leave X in a small protest and join Bluesky, which has seen over a million downloads in a few days and crossed the 15 million user mark.
What to watch: Trump’s publicly traded social media platform Truth Social is currently valued at over $6 billion, but still barely makes money.
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