Bluesky announces lifting ban on heads of state accounts



Bluesky, which previously had a policy prohibiting heads of state from creating accounts, has announced that it has lifted this ban, allowing kings, presidents, and other such figures to post information on the platform.

By the way... we lifted our 'no heads of state' policy. ????

— Bluesky ( @bsky.app ) Apr 13, 2024 at 0:32



Bluesky lifted its policy on heads of state signups - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/13/24129357/bluesky-heads-of-state-ban-lifted-twitter-alternative

In May 2023, when the official Bluesky account was still invitation-only, the company stated that it 'cannot accept heads of state,' indicating a policy of not allowing heads of state such as presidents or kings to create Bluesky accounts.

The highly popular social networking site 'Bluesky' announces that 'heads of state should not be invited' - GIGAZINE



As of May 2023, Bluesky was still in beta and had no system in place to address issues such as harassment and trolling of accounts. Therefore, Bluesky asked users to 'notify us before inviting celebrities.'

Hi! We appreciate everyone's enthusiasm in sending invitations, but our current policy is that we cannot accommodate heads of state to join us in our beta yet. This applies to recent/prominent heads of state as well.

We appreciate notice before you invite prominent figures at [email protected].

— Bluesky ( @bsky.app ) May 6, 2023 at 8:28



However, on April 13, 2024, Bluesky's official account announced, 'By the way... we have lifted our policy prohibiting heads of state from registering accounts.'

With this policy lifted, Brazilian President Lula da Silva has already opened an official account on Bluesky.



While some users welcomed the post announcing the lifting of Bluesky's ban, saying, ' Please bring President Biden to Bluesky as soon as possible, ' there were also a relatively large number of users posting negative comments, such as, ' If politicians come, it's all over, goodbye ,' ' How long will it be before this place called Bluesky is overrun by politicians and their fanatics ,' and ' The end is near .'

In March 2024, Bluesky will allow users to select their own moderation filters, allowing them to display or hide topics based on their own criteria.

Bluesky announces 'feature that allows users to independently moderate content' and open-sources moderation tool 'Ozone' - GIGAZINE

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