Jon Sopel’s X Departure Lasts Less Than a Day
Centrist dad podcaster Jon Sopel declared on Monday that he would be leaving X for Bluesky. His departure was celebrated all over Britain and seen by over a million…
Change of address notification: you’ll be able to find me now on @bluesky
Have greatly enjoyed living here for over a decade, but feel the neighbourhood has really gone downhill.
Will still call by occasionally— Jon Sopel (@jonsopel) November 18, 2024
It only took 17 hours and 27 minutes for Sopel to return with a photo from the farmers’ protest. He posted again four hours later. Sopel has actually not posted any more frequently on Bluesky than he has on X since he ‘left’…
Anti-Musk figures like Science Secretary Peter Kyle are threatening to leave X, too – all while busy tweeting. The Spectator has joined under its new pro-Kamala editor…
Meanwhile, users who join Bluesky are recommended ‘lists’ to follow including one called “Top 50 UK Political Commentators.” Here we go…
The top six are:
- George Monbiot
- Peter Stefanovic
- Carole Cadwalladr
- Lewis Goodall
- Ian Dunt
- Alastair Campbell
Is Sopel going to keep defying his X-ile until he makes the cut?
