Bluesky, New England Patriots and NFL

Patriots were reportedly told to shut down Bluesky account
The New England Patriots were reportedly told to shut down the team's original social media Bluesky account by the NFL.
Patriots were told by NFL to shut down Bluesky account, exec says
The Patriots initially had an account on the competitor of “X” (formerly Twitter), but were asked to remove it by the league office, per VP of content for Kraft Sports & Entertainment/New England Patriots Fred Kirsch.
Patriots say NFL won't allow teams to be on BlueSky, yet
Plenty of people have migrated to BlueSky, a Twitter-style app without the things that have made Twitter less palatable to many in recent months.
NFL tells New England Patriots it can’t be on Bluesky
A team official said the new app isn’t yet “an approved social media platform for the NFL.” The NFL directed the New England Patriots to delete its Bluesky account, the team’s VP of content Fred Kirsch said on a podcast.
NFL bars teams from using Bluesky
The NFL is sticking to its guns about how its team members use social media — namely, by keeping teams off of X competitor Bluesky. This tidbit comes courtesy of the sports media site Awful Announcing,
NFL Reportedly Told Teams They Couldn't Have Bluesky Accounts
After Elon Musk purchased Twitter and turned it into X, several alternatives have been created for those who don't agree with his vision for the platform. Meta created Threads, which integrates with its existing platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
NFL Told Patriots to Take Down Bluesky Account
The Patriots tried to be the first NFL team to get on Bluesky but were picked off. The post NFL Told Patriots to Take Down Bluesky Account appeared first on Front Office Sports.
Why NFL Teams Aren't Allowed on Bluesky-Yet
Social media service Bluesky has added millions of users looking for an alternative to X in recent months, but don't expect NFL teams to join the shift anytime soon. The NFL and its franchises only have official presences on platforms with league partnership agreements,
How Bluesky, Twitter's one-time side project, is challenging Elon Musk's X
Bluesky was created by a Twitter co-founder as a side project, but it's now seen an influx of new users following the U.S.
Bluesky launches a custom feed for vertical videos
With TikTok's future in the U.S. uncertain, it feels like major social media platforms are working overtime to ship features ...
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The rise of Bluesky, a not-so-Seattle-based social media company
Up-and-coming social media startup Bluesky names Seattle as its headquarters on its official LinkedIn account. Chunks of its ...
Bluesky’s Bot Problem Is a Byproduct of Its Success. Users Are Not Amused.
There’s a reported uptick in bots spamming the hot new social platform, throwing a wrench in its plans to compete with X and ...
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Seeking new social media horizons, EMA joins mass migration from X to Bluesky
As users continue to leave X (formerly Twitter) en masse, many in favor of the newer Bluesky platform, the European Medicines ...
The rise of Bluesky
Bluesky got an influx of new users following the U.S. election, largely from individuals looking to flee X. The social medial ...
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
More good news for those looking to exit Meta's social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent ...
Free Our Feeds Aims to Decentralize Social Media With—or Instead of—Bluesky
The new organization wants to build on the open-source, user-defined model of the increasingly popular platform Bluesky, in ...
Super Bowl 2025 poll—will you be on X, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok or another platform during the game?
Even before Oreo won the Super Bowl with its famous “Dunk in the Dark” tweet in 2013, social media played a significant role ...