Bluesky Violates European Rules, But Cannot (Yet) Be Punished

The European Union has come out publicly to note that Bluesky, a social network that presents itself as an alternative to X (formerly Twitter), is in breach of the Digital Services Act with regard to the disclosure of information.

“All platforms in the European Union must have a dedicated page on their official website indicating how many users they have in the European Union and where they are legally established,” said European Commission spokesman Thomas Regnier during a conference with journalists on Monday 25th. “This is not the case with Bluesky today. This is not followed.”

However, Regnier explained that it is not possible to apply any punishment to Bluesky at the moment. This is because Bluesky is not considered a “very large online platform” under the Digital Services Act - which prevents the European Commission from regulating the platform as it does with X or Threads.

Even so, it is possible that if Bluesky continues to grow at the rate it has in recent weeks, the company could find itself in trouble with European regulators very soon.