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Dublin-based expert joins Bluesky after controversial exit from Elon Musk’s X

Aaron Rodericks has been hired by decentralised social network after exiting Twitter in controversial circumstances

Bluesky: decentralised network was co-founded by Jack Dorsey. Picture: Getty

Aaron Rodericks, a Dublin-based trust and safety expert who recently settled a legal case with Elon Musk’s X, has joined Bluesky, the decentralised social network co-founded by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey.

Bluesky announced on Wednesday that it had hired Rodericks as its new global head of trust and safety, less than a month after the resolution of a lawsuit he took against X over a disciplinary process.

In a statement, Rodericks said there was an ...