"Vice President Vance's account was briefly flagged by our automated systems that try to detect impersonation attempts which have targeted public figures like him in the past," Bluesky said in its statement. "The account was quickly restored and verified so people can easily confirm its authenticity."

The brief suspension occurred on Wednesday, the same day Vice President JD Vance announced he joined Bluesky, a known competitor to Elon Musk’s X.

Vice President J.D. Vance trolled the transgender community in his first Bluesky posts and was soon the most blocked account on the site.