There is Bluesky updated the impersonation policy Being “more aggressive” after third-party analysis is his emphasis verification problem. According to Bluesky Safety, the social media service removes accounts that impersonate other people and sit on handles. Bluesky doesn’t have a regular verification system, so it’s easy for unscrupulous users to impersonate or trick other people to get attention. This may not have been a serious problem in the past, but recently influx of new users dramatically eased the matter.
While users can verify their identity with Bluesky by linking their account to a domain name, the process is not as simple as paying for a token. They will need to add a string of text to the DNS record associated with their domain so they can claim their URL. For example, if we go through this self-authentication process, we can request control of Engadget.com on Bluesky. Individuals can link their accounts to private domains or make payments Bluesky’s custom domain service. In its new announcement, the platform said it is working with organizations and high-profile individuals to build their verified handles.
That is, when a user verifies their account, their old branch (usually username.bsky.social) is unloaded and made available to other people who signed up. Alexios Mantzarlis, a third party at Cornell Tech, which analyzes the app’s user base, found that 44 percent of Bluesky’s 100 most-followed accounts had a binary. That’s why Bluesky now requires parody, satire, or fan accounts to label themselves as such in both their handle and bio. If they do not do this, or if they only show the nature of their account in one of those elements, then they will be treated as impersonators and removed from the platform.
Bluesky now also explicitly prohibits identity theft. Accounts that start out as impersonators in order to gain new users and then switch to another identity to circumvent the ban will still be banned from the app. Finally, it says it’s exploring “additional options to improve account verification,” though they’re not quite ready to go.
