Bluesky, the decentralized Twitter alternative, n-word-in-their-usernames.html” title=”Bluesky Permitted Users to Include the N-Word in Their Usernames”>recently faced criticism for not having a system in place to prevent the registration of usernames containing the n-word. Reports were received on Wednesday regarding a user with a slur in their username. Although Bluesky eventually addressed the issue, many were disappointed by the lack of an apology from the startup. Instead, on early Saturday morning, Bluesky portrayed the incident as a one-off occurrence that was promptly resolved.
“On Wednesday, users reported an account with a slur as its handle. This violated our community guidelines, and it was our mistake that allowed it to be created,” the company stated. “Within 40 minutes of being reported, the account was taken down, and the code responsible for this was fixed.”
Bluesky also mentioned that they had made significant progress in recent months…
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