JD Vance banned from liberal social media Bluesky; platform blames error; account restored

Time of India

a day ago

US vice president JD Vance was briefly suspended from the social media platform Bluesky on Wednesday evening—just minutes after making his first post. The platform is often seen as a liberal alternative to X, after Elon Musk bought the latter.
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Bluesky confirmed to Fox News that Vance's official profile was mistakenly identified as a fake. '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,' the company said. His account was restored within 20 minutes and now carries a verified badge.
In his first post immediately after joining, Vance said: '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.'
In the post, he also shared a screenshot of Justice Clarence Thomas's opinion in a Supreme Court ruling that upheld Tennessee's ban on sex-change surgeries for minors.
He followed up with two more posts, saying Thomas's opinion raised serious concerns about the medical treatment of transgender youth and criticised the role of pharmaceutical companies in promoting such treatments.
'Many of those scientists are receiving substantial resources from big pharma to push these medicines on kids,' Vance wrote.
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The suspension quickly drew criticism from conservatives on X, who accused Bluesky of bias. 'They banned him already,' posted commentator Eric Daugherty.
Even Vance critics raised concerns. Journalist Billy Binion, who said he opposes Vance, called the move 'unserious' and said it showed Bluesky's unwillingness to engage with opposing views.
Vance's account remains active as of now.