X or formerly Twitter, suddenly found itself in more headlines than it usually does when the social media platform suffered three major global outages in just a single day.

X's Outages

Musk reacted to this development by claiming that this outage was a result of a cyberattack. In addition, he also claimed that the attacker's IP address was traced back to Ukraine.

Even now, some of the features on the application such as embedding, are not available.

In his post on X, Musk said, "There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against . We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources. Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved."

Can Bluesky Replace X?

This development has come with a big question, is X's time up? Well, maybe not. Are there any other names that could potentially replace X, and could Bluesky be the one? The answer to that question is also not simple.

The application has a total of 10 million downloads, compared to 1 billion downloads of X or formerly Twitter on Android's Google Play Store.

The application also has a low rating on the Play Store.

However, the application's proximity in its user interface and performance is something that makes the application appealing, as there would not be a major change in what users see on their phones.

The application, just like Twitter, was also founded by Jack Dorsey. The app has generally been endorsed as much more positive than its rivals, particularly X, which has often been cited as overtly 'negative', especially since Elon Musk's takeover of the app in 2022.

The application has also tried to stand out. Bluesky has advocated for openness and user control.

The microblogging service has also vowed to maintain the app as a user-based than an app that is powered by its algorithm.

The app has also claimed that there would not be any abrupt policy changes or 'enigmatic content promotion'.

However, the progress the application makes in the time to come is something that remains to be seen. Does it have it in it, and does the larger internet community have the appetite to switch to a different app collectively, is something that is yet to be determined.

X's Competitors

This is because other applications have tried to dislodge X in the past, having failed at it.

Some of the other apps in contention, yet far behind 'replacing' X, include apps like Discord. Another app that made its case a few years ago was the open source Mastodon.

Both of these apps continue to exist but have not really made a dent on X.

Another major attempt taking the microblogging crown was Mark Zuckerberg's Meta-owned Meta.

While the app made rampant progress with record-breaking downloads in its early stages. The hot form of the app was quickly chucked into an ice-cool water, as the number of uninstalls surged.

While the app continues to operate, it is yet to achieve the status of an almost 'irreplaceable' X.

And that is the key issue here, a medium turning into becoming irreplaceable or wanting to replace something that is irreplaceable defeats the purpose of the motion, as it ends up accruing too much power, it is as though an immovable object, meeting an unstoppable force.