Bluesky is using Threads' problems to gain more users. Threads is currently struggling with moderation issues: many users are reporting that their Threads posts are getting wrongfully downranked and blocked, or that their accounts are being falsely flagged as belonging to underage users. The underlying issue: Threads is probably handling much of this moderation with AI algorithms which are misfiring right now.

But one company's problems are another company's opportunities: Bluesky, a rival upstart social network with 10M users, has created a profile on Threads and cheekily posted: