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Bluesky Temporarily Suspends, Then Reinstates J.D. Vance’s Account

  • On Wednesday evening, U.S. Vice President JD Vance created an account on the Bluesky platform but was quickly suspended when the system mistakenly identified his profile as a possible impersonation attempt.
  • The suspension happened shortly after Vance shared his initial post on Bluesky in the early evening, as the platform’s system temporarily flagged his new account for possible impersonation, but it was promptly restored.
  • Vance’s first post praised the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding a Tennessee law barring gender-affirming care for transgender minors and highlighted Justice Clarence Thomas’s concurrence criticizing expert scientific claims.
  • Bluesky restored and verified Vance’s account within 20 minutes, adding a verification badge to confirm authenticity and welcoming him to the platform’s conversation.
  • This incident illustrates the challenges Bluesky faces balancing automated moderation with user experience amid growing migration from X, which has more users but also criticism for hate speech and misinformation.
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JD Vance traded Elon Musks Portal X for the Twitter alternative Bluesky to "discuss with common sense." However, Bluesky considered the US Vice President's account to be fake.

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Townhall broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
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