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,

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.

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

Instagram recently announced CapCut video editing rival Edits, and now X (formerly Twitter) and Bluesky are both rolling out vertical video feeds. "An immersive new home for videos is rolling out to users in the U.S. today," posted X's official account on Sunday.

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.

Amid the recent TikTok debacle, social media platforms X and BlueSky release their own vertical-video features. Canon releases a new mobile app designed to live-change cameras between phones while streaming.

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.

Bluesky has introduced a TikTok-like vertical video feature on mobile called Trending Videos, now available in the explore tab.