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Bluesky promises more verification and an ‘aggressive’ approach to impersonation
As more celebrities and popular influencers join Bluesky, the fast-growing social media service has been facing more concerns around impersonation and
As more celebrities and popular influencers join Bluesky, the fast-growing social media service has been facing more concerns around impersonation and verified identity. Anecdotally, over the past few weeks I’ve noticed a growing number of Bluesky posts asking, “Is this a real person or a parody account?” with no definitive answer in the replies. One reason for the confusion: Bluesky lacks a verified user badge like the one popularized on Twitter (now known X, which itself replaced the old verification with a paid subsc programription).
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