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Nick Stevens Graphics's avatar

Cool - You're probably already on it, but it would be good to authenticate your domain as your user ID on Blue sky, see here:

https://bsky.social/about/blog/4-28-2023-domain-handle-tutorial

I did it with my other Blue sky ID, let me know if you need a hand.

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David Smith's avatar

Hey Nick - I was a little unsure about this actually. It seems like I can claim "Moldova Matters" as a name on Bluesky. Is that the idea? Right now I use bluesky under my own name / as a personal account. I wasn't sure what to do on this actually.

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Nick Stevens Graphics's avatar

Take a look at my other account:

https://bsky.app/profile/nick-stevens.com

Notice how my id is @nick-stevens.com

The very short version is that you set an indicator that BlueSky checks for on your website, and this authenticates you as the owner.

So when someone sees my ID they know I am the owner of that website. It's not the same as the old twitter authentication, but it is simple, free, and open to all.

So i some dastardly minion of Putin's tries to impersonate you, it will be that it harder,

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David Smith's avatar

Thanks Nick! I finally got around to it and created a dedicated Moldova Matters page.

https://bsky.app/profile/moldovamatters.md

I'll have to work on that a bit in terms of followers but I appreciate you pointing me in the right direction!

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