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NFL teams can’t use Bluesky
The NFL told the New England Patriots to shut down the team’s Bluesky account. Patriots VP of content Fred Kirsch said the team was told that Bluesky is “not an approved social media platform for the NFL yet,” addressing a fan question on a January 16th episode of the Patriots Unfiltered podcast, as spotted by Awful Announcing.
NFL bars teams from using Bluesky
An NFL spokesperson did not immediately respond to our request for comment.
Patriots say NFL won't allow teams to be on BlueSky, yet
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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.
NFL bars teams from using Bluesky, sticking to X and Meta
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NFL tells New England Patriots that team can’t have Bluesky account
The NFL directed the New England Patriots to delete its Bluesky account, the team’s VP of content Fred Kirsch said on a podcast. Kirsch said on a January 16 episode of Patriots Unfiltered that while the team “briefly” had a Bluesky account, they had to take it down because it’s “not an approved social media platform for the NFL yet.”
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.
NFL told New England Patriots to shut down Bluesky account, team employee says
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NFL told team to shut down Bluesky account
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