Major social media platforms and their parent companies have dominated the news cycles in recent months. Whether it’s because of their CEO’

New England Patriots VP of content says NFL told team to shut down Bluesky account

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2025-01-23 02:30:05

Major social media platforms and their parent companies have dominated the news cycles in recent months. Whether it’s because of their CEO’s often-alarming actions, their cozy relationships with President Donald Trump, or the role those platforms are playing in information dissemination in America, they have become intertwined in political discourse.

Their relationships with major corporations, networks, and sports leagues have also come under scrutiny. Having an account or partnership on a particular platform has come to send a message, intended or not. The same might also be said for not having a relationship on a social media platform.

On the January 26 episode of Patriots Unfiltered, host and VP of content for Kraft Sports & Entertainment/New England Patriots Fred Kirsch was answering messages from New England fans, one of whom asked if the team could soon get an account on the social media platform Bluesky.

“Please consider adding Bluesky to your social media outreach,” Kirsch read from a Patriots fan. “NFL content/engagement is growing there with folks like Mina Kimes leading the way.