Bluesky Has A Growing Problem: Fake Accounts

Is that really Ben Stiller? Or Mark Hamill? Bluesky has more than 21 million members now—but it lacks a robust verification system. On Wednesday afternoon, billionaire activist investor Bill Ackman appeared to post on Bluesky a plan to destroy the burgeoning social media platform. Though the poster turned out to be an impostor, whoever it was so thoroughly captured the long-winded Ackman’s rhetorical style on X, they managed to briefly convince many people—including some high-profile journalists.

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  • Bluesky has a growing problem: fake accounts
    Is that really Ben Stiller? Or Mark Hamill? Bluesky has over 21 million members now—but it lacks a robust verification system.
    11/21/2024 - 10:00 pm | View Link
  • As Bluesky surpasses 20 million users, beware the fake accounts
    That may very well be the case. However, Bluesky does have a problem unique to its platform when it comes to fake accounts: Custom domains. When signing up for Bluesky, users pick a username which ...
    11/19/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
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