Billionaire Mark Cuban faces backlash after he warned Bluesky users, saying they forcing posts to Elon Musk's Twitter; asked to 'wipe crocodile tears with ...'

Time of India

13-06-2025

Billionaire entrepreneur
has publicly criticized
Bluesky
, the decentralized social media platform he once championed, for becoming 'ruder and more hateful,' according to a report by the New York Post.
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Cuban, known for his tech ventures and former ownership of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, warned that the platform's lack of diverse perspectives is driving users back to
's X, formerly Twitter.
Mark Cuban slams Bluesky for becoming hostile echo chamber
Cuban, who joined Bluesky in late 2024 with an optimistic post -— 'Hello Less Hateful World' -- now says the platform has devolved into a hostile echo chamber. 'The lack of diversity of thought here is really hurting usage,' he wrote in a series of posts this week, as quoted by the Post.
He noted that the platform's predominantly left-leaning user base often meets dissenting or nuanced opinions with outrage, stifling meaningful discussion. 'Engagement went from great convos on many topics, to agree with me or you are a nazi fascist,' Cuban added.
The Post reports that Cuban, who supported Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election but did not donate to her campaign, shared a Washington Post opinion piece by Megan McArdle, which argued that Bluesky's left-leaning user base fosters a political silo.
Cuban endorsed the piece, urging users to use the platform's moderation tools to block rather than attack those they disagree with. 'The moderation and block tools on here are so advanced, if you see someone you don't want to see on here, just block them. Don't attack them,' he wrote.
Mark Cuban faces users backlash, asked to ...
However, Cuban's critiques sparked backlash from some
Bluesky users
, the Post noted. Responses included profane attacks, with one user writing, 'Go wipe your crocodile tears with a wad of hundreds you tw-t,' and another stating, 'F–kin leave then, p—y.'
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A third user, whose post Cuban reposted, called him a 'despicable bastard' and told him to 'just Go Away.'
The report highlighted Bluesky's rapid growth, noting that its user base tripled from 10 million to over 30 million between November 2024 and May 2025, according to Pew Research Center. This surge followed Elon Musk's endorsement of Donald Trump's reelection campaign, which prompted many liberal-leaning users to leave X for Bluesky.
Yet, Cuban's recent comments suggest the platform's ideological slant may now be pushing users back to Twitter.
Cuban, whose net worth is approximately $8.35 billion per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, lamented that even minor disagreements on Bluesky often escalate into hostility. 'Even if you agree with 95% of what a person is saying on a topic, if there is one point that you might call out as being more of a grey area, they will call you a fascist etc.,
' he wrote, per the Post.