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Bluesky eyes politicians after ‘quite the influx’ of UK accounts

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Bluesky spun out of Twitter , now known as X, after its chief executive Jack Dorsey announced in 2019 the giant would fund developers to create an “open and decentralised standard for social media” A spokesperson for the fledgling company said they had seen “quite the influx of UK accounts over the last two weeks , including many members of parliament” Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips , Liberal Democrat technology spokeswoman Layla Moran and Mother of the House Diane Abbott are among its users.

Bluesky ’s head of trust and safety Aaron Rodericks suggested website developers could reserve a phrase, such as “parliament.uk”.

South Belfast and Mid Down MP Claire Hanna , of the Social Democratic and Labour Party , made her second post to the website on Wednesday , more than 10 months after her first post which read: “You’re probably wondering why I’ve gathered you all here this afternoon .” PA Media Will Durrant .

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English

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