Bluesky is under fire for allowing usernames with racial slurs
It's the latest miss for Bluesky, which has already gotten backlash for being slow to respond to hate speech and threats.
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It's the latest miss for Bluesky, which has already gotten backlash for being slow to respond to hate speech and threats.
Several BlueSky users have pointed out that the platform has allowed users' names even with the n-word—hinting at a potential moderation issues.
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky has come under fire for removing numerous racist, ableist, and transphobic slurs from its list of flagged words in a controversial update last week.According to TechCrunch, several users are angry ...
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Bluesky users were allowed to create accounts that included racial slurs in the username. Learn more about what the team did to fix the issue.