When U.S. Vice President JD Vance joined Bluesky on Wednesday evening, he got banned immediately. However, his account was restored after a while, with Bluesky saying that the ban was issued after the social network’s system that looks for impersonating attempts fired a warning.
“Vice President Vance’s account was briefly flagged by our automated systems that try to detect impersonation attempts, which have targeted public figures like him in the past. The account was quickly restored and verified so people can easily confirm its authenticity,” A Bluesky spokesperson told TechCrunch in a statement.
“We welcome the Vice President to join the conversation on Bluesky,” the spokesperson said.
Vance’s first post on Bluesky was about the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a Tennessee law that bars gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
