It will be necessary for parody and fan accounts to clearly indicate their associated profiles.
Bluesky has revised its impersonation policy to make it “more aggressive” in response to the fact that third-party analysis brought to light the company’s verification issue. According to the Bluesky Safety account, the social media service is eliminating accounts that are impersonating other individuals and accounts that are squatting on handles. Due to the fact that Bluesky does not have a traditional verification method, it is simple for dishonest users to assume the identity of another person in order to attract public attention or to defraud other individuals. It is possible that this was not a significant issue in the past; but, the recent surge in the number of new users has brought the matter into sharper focus.
It is possible for users to verify their identities on Bluesky by tying their account to a domain name; however, the process is not as simple as paying for a checkmark would be. In order for them to be able to claim their URL, they would need to add a string of text to the DNS record that is linked with their domain. For example, if we go through this process of self-verification, we will be able to claim the handle for Newtechmania.com on Bluesky. Individuals have the option of either paying for Bluesky’s custom domain service or linking their accounts to their own personal domains. The platform has just made an announcement in which it states that it is collaborating with prominent individuals and groups to establish verified handles for their accounts.
Having said that, when a user validates their account, their previous handle, which is normally username.bsky.social, is released and made available to other users who sign up for the service. Alexios Mantzarlis, a third party from Cornell Tech who conducted an analysis of the app’s userbase, discovered that 44 percent of Bluesky’s 100 most-followed accounts have a lookalike. Parody, satire, and fan accounts are now required to designate themselves as such in both their usernames and their bios, since this is the reason why Bluesky has implemented this requirement. They will be considered an impostor and removed from the platform if they do not provide any information about the nature of their account, or if they only provide information about the nature of their account in one of those parts.
Additionally, identity churning is now expressly prohibited and prohibited by Bluesky. The app will continue to remove accounts that begin as impersonators with the intention of garnering new users and then switch to a different identity in an attempt to bypass the prohibition. These accounts will still be removed from the app. In conclusion, it is said that it is investigating “additional options to enhance account verification,” despite the fact that these solutions are not yet ready to be implemented.