Donald Trump’s re-election was a massive blow to progressives all over the world, with his retaking of the White House felt uniquely is liberal strongholds.Now left-leaning apps have seen a surge in the wake of the presidential race, revealing some may be retracting back into their progressive bubbles. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.
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00:00Donald Trump's re-election was a massive blow to progressives all over the world,
00:04with his retaking of the White House felt uniquely in liberal strongholds.
00:08Now, left-leaning apps have seen a surge in the wake of the presidential race,
00:12revealing some may be retracting back into their progressive bubbles.
00:16According to CensorTower, a digital intelligence company,
00:18downloads of Blue Sky surged by 430% in the days following the election.
00:23For the uninitiated, Blue Sky is a social media network,
00:27one that is in many ways exactly like X, formerly Twitter,
00:30but seen as a leftist alternative to the increasingly right-wing X.
00:34In addition, Lefty, a dating app for progressive singles,
00:37also saw a massive boom following Trump's win.
00:39The company's CEO told Axios its download rate boomed by 453% post-election,
00:46telling the news outlet,
00:47The surge in downloads since the recent Trump victory underscores a profound shift among
00:51progressives who are seeking like-minded partners in a deeply polarized political climate.
00:56Meanwhile, a Peter Thiel-backed dating app named The Right Stuff is the counter,
01:00helping conservative-minded people find love.
01:03This seems to reveal a further consolidation of civilians on either side of the aisle,
01:07in a time when political tribalism in the US is perhaps at its worst point since the Civil War.