"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."

Vice President JD Vance was temporarily suspended by liberal X competitor Bluesky within the first hour of the country’s No. 2 leader joining the platform.

JD Vance joined Bluesky on Wednesday and was swiftly suspended, prompting furious accusations of bias from his base on X.