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Kylie Robison

Bluesky is not allowing heads of state in beta test

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Bluesky, the buzzy social media platform that's emerging as a Twitter competitor, said on Friday that it will not allow "heads of state" on the service yet, as the fledgling company seeks to control its growth during its beta testing phase.

In a post on Bluesky's official account Friday afternoon, the company said that its "current policy is that we cannot accommodate heads of state to join us in our beta yet." The app, which launched in beta testing mode at the end of February, is still in the process of developing or fine-tuning key features, including content moderation.

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