Social media website Bluesky issued a statement Wednesday explaining why Vice President JD Vance was briefly suspended from the platform earlier in the day. Bluesky was launched in February 2023, months after Elon Musk bought X,

Bluesky's automated impersonation detection system took down JD Vance's new account, but it was restored soon after.

Vice President JD Vance hoped to expand his social media presence by creating an account on Bluesky. However, the launch on Wednesday started out stormy, as he was first suspended and then met with outrage from Democrats who consider the platform to be a “safe space” from conservative views.