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Bluesky Suspends Vice President JD Vance Over Mistaken Impersonation Alert, Restores Verified Profile

Bluesky says its automated systems flagged the account as a suspected impersonator before reinstating it with a verification badge.

Vice President JD Vance speaks at the American Compass's The New World Gala in Washington, Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
US Vice President JD Vance's Bluesky account was suspended
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Overview

  • Vice President JD Vance joined Bluesky at about 4:50 p.m. ET on June 18 and was suspended roughly 12 minutes after posting his first comments on transgender youth medical care.
  • Bluesky’s automated moderation tools mistakenly identified the jd-vance-1.bsky.social profile as an impersonation attempt, a company spokesperson said.
  • The platform lifted the suspension within 20 minutes and appended a verified badge to the account to confirm its authenticity.
  • Online reactions to the incident ranged from mockery of Bluesky’s moderation systems to broader concerns about ideological echo chambers on social networks.
  • Founded by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and built on the AT Protocol, Bluesky has grown as a liberal alternative to X after Elon Musk’s acquisition.