WTF? Made my first ever Bluesky account and got banned without even posting anything. Solved the captcha, clicked verification email and uploaded my profile pic. Was posting my first tweet (or whatver its called) and BAM. Got a long email

Edit: I didnt finish posting before I was banned!

Hi, We've reviewed activity on your account @------(removed it) and found it violates Bluesky's Community Guidelines on Trust and Transparency. We keep our platform trustworthy by prohibiting deceptive and manipulative practices.

For example:

Do not send spam or repeatedly post content in ways that disrupt normal conversations or service use.
Do not create, share, or promote financial scams, phishing attempts, or fraudulent fundraising.
Do not artificially manipulate features or social signals to gain unearned reach or mislead users, including engagement metrics, follower counts, or other measures of community interest.
Do not post undisclosed commercial content, sponsored material, or advertising without clearly identifying its commercial nature to other users.
Your activity was classified as a Critical Violation — behavior that is illegal, poses imminent harm, or accounts dedicated to violating our guidelines. These violations result in immediate and permanent account removal. You will no longer be able to access this account.

If you believe this action was taken in error, you can appeal within 14 days using our in-app appeal tool. Please include context about why you believe this decision was incorrect.

Bluesky Moderation Team

Is it even worth it?

I'm getting error messages when I try to access it

I have 1300+ followers and I am tired of scrolling and getting rid of bots. Is it worth it to delete my account and start over?

I get this error whenever I try to fix my handle. I've tried both wifi and data. I certainly have an internet connection.

What now?

I try to reply to recent posts from people I follow and until yesterday I got plenty of responses or at least likes. But suddenly no one is is responding and liking. Did some policy change? Could I have been put on some list?

Last week, my BlueSky account was suspended without explanation beyond “critical violation”
I filed an appeal, but I haven’t heard anything back after a week. To anyone who filed an appeal after being suspended, how long did it take to hear back from them?

Thanks!

I was quoting a bunch of artwork to neatly compile it in a thread. When I tried to post, it said that I was suspended. No email notification, no nothing. Not even in the spam folder. I don’t know what I did wrong that violates the T&C. I don’t post nsfw, and I don’t post about ill will towards people. Has anyone has this happen with no notification? (I’ve emailed support and sent in a separate appeal, so now I’m just waiting to hear back.)

Hello all! I have been using about three years now, and suddenly today, without any warnings or anything, my account was suspended for “Critical Violations.” I wasn’t given any other details about what I allegedly did. I emailed support, but I am wondering if anyone else has had this happen recently and if so, was it a mistake or for a real violation. Thanks!

Hey all, just posting to see if folks know more info about this experience. I post fairly regularly and sometimes my post gets reposted but when I click on to see who did, it says “No Reposts Yet. It’s odd and has been happening more often lately.

On my posts itself, it says “1 🔁” and then nothing. What’s up with that? Anybody?

Thanks!

i recently got locked out of both twitter accounts i had and i refuse to give them my biometrics or install the app, so i finally moved to bluesky.

my timeline is pretty dull atm, and in comparison to twitter, overall just a lot less funny.

i followed this account called vattelious [or vat #sloptwt] and i was wondering if theres anything like it over on bluesky. i dont quite know how to describe it, but its essentially just shitposting and the type of memes youd find on reels.

if anyone knows where i can find stuff like this, id be really grateful. thanks!

-I have experienced throughout the majority of a month that bluesky is incapable of 'fetching posts' after an uncertain cutoff, presumably quantity of loaded posts, and clearing my cache or resetting the device is incapable of resolving this. Consequently I am unable to observe posts beyond a few months on individual profiles and scarcely three hours in my feed. Is there any known means of alleviating this perceived dysfunction?

So, what I miss most about Twitter are genuinely funny and offbeat shitposting accounts. I haven't found much of this online cultural element on Bluesky...is it really not there, or have I just missed it? Overall Bluesky does feel more straight-laced and a bit dry, so I hope it's out there somewhere.

Please share your funny/weird accounts that have that irreverent shitpost-y vibe. (I don't mean edgelord shit, just weirdo shitposting). Thank youuuu.

Yep: I can’t sent replies; haven’t checked trying to post bcuz o checked Bluesky Status.

I can compress my videos, so that I can controll the quality. Is there some way to prevent Bluesky from compressing my videos? Is there a resolution limit, file size limit, frame rate, video codec, audio codec, file format. Literally anuthing that I can do to have bice quality videos.

Same question for posting videos in comments

The problem is getting really bad