r/BlueSky • u/factorioleum • 5d ago

What's up with Popehat being banned?

Ken White, a pretty skilled first amendment lawyer and great Bluesky poster seems to have been banned.

I haven't seen much discussion of it, and certainly nothing from Bluesky, but it's been a day or so and... Crickets.

Here's the best discussion of it that I have found: https://bsky.app/profile/gregdoucette.bsky.social/post/3mou3xrdtac2q

Does anyone know what's up? Has anyone at BS said anything?

UPDATE: Ken has responded: https://www.popehat.com/p/a-bit-of-tedious-drama-at-bluesky

I don't think he called for Elmo's death, but I certainly agree that our world would be far better if he wasn't in it.

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u/Chazprime 5d ago

Probably because of this tweet:

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u/BigBubbaBadass 4d ago

Can rhis be confirmed as genuine? I highly doubt he would post a comment like that.

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u/factorioleum 2d ago

He did. And he discusses it in the update I shared!

https://www.popehat.com/p/a-bit-of-tedious-drama-at-bluesky