Bluesky and Clemson University researchers detail a novel Russian influence campaign that hijacked influential Bluesky accounts to spread pro-Kremlin propaganda
The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users' accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic.
New York Times Steven Lee Myers
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@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social
Jeff Jarvis
on mastodon
So who says Bluesky isn't important? — Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda https://www.nytimes.com/...
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r/BlueskySocial
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on reddit
Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
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@karlbode.com
Karl Bode
on bluesky
you people in your BLUESKY BUBBLE are obsessed with the RUSSIA HOAX, and I...oh wait
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@campuscodi@mastodon.social
Catalin Cimpanu
on mastodon
Russia has hacked BlueSky accounts to post pro-Kremlin and anti-Ukraine propaganda. — The hacks have been going on since April. BlueSky has been suspending accounts until owners could step in and resecure them — It's a Matryoshka op — https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@ericajoy.astrel.la
Erica Joy Astrella
on bluesky
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/b... with no algorithm to manipulate and distributed trust and safety mechanisms, bluesky forces politically motivated actors to come up with new strats for social manipulation.
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r/BlueskySocial
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on reddit
Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
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NewsMax.com
Solange Reyner
on x
Report: Pro-Russia Campaigns Spread on Bluesky
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Joseph Bodnar
Joseph Bodnar
on linkedin
Was happy to share my thoughts on Matryoshka with the New York Times. I've given whole presentations about how Matryoshka appears more intent …
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@pwoodreporter
Pamela Wood
on bluesky
I got locked out of my Bluesky account for awhile. Why? As it turns out, I got hacked by the Russians. — Bluesky never told me, but a New York Times reporter did. — Read more, and maybe update your password: — www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/b...
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@glynmoody
Glyn Moody
on bluesky
well, at it proves that Bluesky has value in shaping people's views, otherwise russia wouldn't bother... [embedded post]