X, Bluesky and others have rolled out vertical video feeds following TikTok’s short shutdown. TikTok’s offline period may have lasted less than 24 hours and the controversial social network may have received a 75-day reprieve from Donald Trump,

X and Bluesky both have new short form video feeds with infinite scroll and ambitions of taking on TikTok, but each one takes a slightly different approach.

With TikTok's future in the U.S. uncertain, it feels like major social media platforms are working overtime to ship features to attract the millions of

Bluesky also noted that developers are working on alternatives for TikTok using the AT Protocol, or Authenticated Transfer Protocol, the decentralized protocol behind the social media service. These include upcoming apps such as Tik.Blue, Skylight.Social and Bluescreen.Blue.

Bluesky is not the only app that could serve as a destination for TikTok users. Elon Musk says that X (formerly Twitter) is "looking into" bringing Vine back. X (then Twitter) purchased Vine in 2012. Back then, Vine did not even have an iOS app. Vine remained active until 2017, when it was shut down.

TikTok’s future in the US hangs in the balance after President Donald Trump signed an executive order granting it a 75-day reprieve following its potential shutdown. Rivals, including Bluesky, have accelerated their efforts to fill the void.

Donald Trump recently unbanned TikTok in the US, but competitors like X and Bluesky are already capitalizing the opportunity by adding vertical video scrolling feeds to the social media platforms.

Social media companies are making the most of the TikTok ban in the US by offering new video tools and feeds. View on euronews