Many in the community who escaped Twitter now feel their Bluesky experience is at risk because of Singal’s joining. As a high-profile user, he brings a network of followers with him, which could lead to increased harassment, they say.
Users can point to a wide number of Singal’s writings and opinions as points of reference for his bad reputation, but for Bluesky to ban him, he would have to have violated its terms of service and guidelines specifically.
Some Bluesky users say he has done so: he has already engaged in targeted harassment on the platform, has a long history of harassing trans folks, they say, and has shared private medical information without patients’ consent — a charge Singal disputes.
A new Change.org petition is circulating arguing Bluesky should simply ban Singal.