The White House joins Bluesky - Connected Places

Laurens pulling no punches: "The Trump administration ... relies on social media for validation of their policies and proposals", with how its actions will play on social a major consideration in what it does - the tail wagging the dog. They rely on X, but "As X radicalises more and more into a place for regime supporters, the platform starts to lose effectiveness for projecting violence", so they need fresh pastures as people flee the fields they've poisoned.

Hence "dozens of US government agencies all joined Bluesky at the same time". As various pundits have established the narrative that "Bluesky is seen as 'left' space... that is the perfect destination for a regime that rules via social media trolling."

The classic "block and move on" response, however, contains risk, with "a head of the FCC that seems excited to crack down on what he calls the "censorship cartel"... to pressure platforms he believes are suppressing conservative viewpoints. The administration's accounts are clearly daring Bluesky to take action against them, likely hoping to play the victim... Bluesky faces an impossible choice: take action and risk political retaliation, or do nothing and face the backlash from a user base"