Bluesky on why JD Vance's account was banned after 12 minutes
Bluesky has explained why the platform suspended – and then reinstated – the account of US Vice President JD Vance soon after his first post. It has been reported that Vance's account was removed 12 minutes after he made his inaugural post. The platform, often seen as an alternative to Elon Musk's X, later confirmed the incident, attributing it to a mistaken identification of Vance's official profile as a fake account.
“There have been many past attempts to impersonate Vice President JD Vance... and the jd-vance-1.bsky.social account was flagged as part of that pattern,” Bluesky stated to Fox News. Vance's account was swiftly restored within 20 minutes and now prominently displays a verified badge .
Read JD Vance's first post on Bluesky
Upon joining Bluesky, Vance's first post read, "Hello Bluesky, I've been told this app has become the place to go for common-sense political discussion and analysis. So I'm thrilled to be here to engage with all of you."
He immediately followed this by sharing a screenshot of Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion from a Supreme Court ruling that upheld Tennessee’s ban on sex-change surgeries for minors.
Vance continued with two additional posts, expressing concerns about the medical treatment of transgender youth and criticising pharmaceutical companies for promoting such treatments
"Many of those scientists are receiving substantial resources from big pharma to push these medicines on kids," he said.
The brief suspension quickly ignited criticism from some X users, who accused Bluesky of exhibiting bias. Commentator Eric Daugherty posted, "They banned him already," reflecting widespread sentiment.
Vice President Vance's account remains active on the platform.
Bluesky is owned by its CEO, Jay Graber, and other Bluesky Social employees. While it was initially a project within Twitter (now X), it became an independent company in 2021. Jack Dorsey, who initiated the project while CEO of Twitter, was also involved in its day-to-day development.
“There have been many past attempts to impersonate Vice President JD Vance... and the jd-vance-1.bsky.social account was flagged as part of that pattern,” Bluesky stated to Fox News. Vance's account was swiftly restored within 20 minutes and now prominently displays a verified badge .
Read JD Vance's first post on Bluesky
Upon joining Bluesky, Vance's first post read, "Hello Bluesky, I've been told this app has become the place to go for common-sense political discussion and analysis. So I'm thrilled to be here to engage with all of you."
He immediately followed this by sharing a screenshot of Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion from a Supreme Court ruling that upheld Tennessee’s ban on sex-change surgeries for minors.
Vance continued with two additional posts, expressing concerns about the medical treatment of transgender youth and criticising pharmaceutical companies for promoting such treatments
"Many of those scientists are receiving substantial resources from big pharma to push these medicines on kids," he said.
The brief suspension quickly ignited criticism from some X users, who accused Bluesky of exhibiting bias. Commentator Eric Daugherty posted, "They banned him already," reflecting widespread sentiment.
Vice President Vance's account remains active on the platform.
Bluesky is owned by its CEO, Jay Graber, and other Bluesky Social employees. While it was initially a project within Twitter (now X), it became an independent company in 2021. Jack Dorsey, who initiated the project while CEO of Twitter, was also involved in its day-to-day development.
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