# Bluesky Moderation Inbox: Strikes, Labels and Appeals > Got a strike or label in the new Bluesky moderation inbox? Learn what each notice means, where to appeal and when a suspension needs the login screen. - URL: https://www.awarexone.com/research/bluesky-moderation-inbox-strikes-appeal - Author: Md Shariar Shanaz Shuvon, Founder & CEO, AwareXone - Published: 2026-10-31 - Topics: Bluesky, Moderation, Appeal - Related service: Social media problem solutions: https://www.awarexone.com/all-types-of-social-media-problem-solutions ## Short answer Open Settings, turn on Beta features, then open Moderation tools and tap Moderation inbox. Find the notice, read which action was taken, and use the appeal option shown with it. If your whole account is suspended, Bluesky says to appeal from the login screen instead. Appeal within two weeks and explain clearly. ## Summary - Bluesky launched the moderation inbox in beta on 30 October 2026, bringing your reports, actions on your account, appeals and account standing into the app. - Decisions can be appealed inside the inbox. Bluesky says suspensions are the exception and are still appealed from the app's login screen. - The inbox starts empty even if you already have strikes, so check the account status banner. Bluesky says no banner means you are in good standing. - Bluesky's Terms say appeals must be filed within two weeks and include enough information for a meaningful review. - One wrong step can cost you the account, so know what you are doing before you start. A notice lands in your Bluesky app. It says a post was taken down, a label was added, or your account picked up a strike. You might not know whether this is a warning, the start of a suspension, or something you can just ignore. That uncertainty is stressful, and it is easy to file the wrong kind of appeal in a hurry. The short answer: Bluesky's new moderation inbox shows these notices in one place, and the bulk of them can be appealed right there. This guide reads Bluesky's own [moderation inbox announcement](https://bsky.social/about/blog/10-30-2026-moderation-inbox), its [moderation process update](https://bsky.social/about/blog/11-19-2025-moderation-updates) and its [Terms of Service](https://bsky.social/about/support/tos). It sets out what each kind of notice means, which ones you appeal in the inbox and which ones need the login screen, and how to write an appeal that gives the reviewer something to work with. One wrong step can cost you the account, so know what you are doing before you start. Last checked: 31 October 2026. ## What Is the Bluesky Moderation Inbox? Bluesky [announced on 30 October 2026](https://bsky.social/about/blog/10-30-2026-moderation-inbox) that the moderation inbox is available in beta in the Bluesky app. The post says it brings most of your contact with Trust and Safety into one place: the reports you make, the actions Bluesky takes on your account, and appeals. It also shows your account standing, so you can see whether you are in good shape or at risk of suspension. Bluesky explains why it built the inbox. Until now, it says, moderation messages went out by email. It could only send email for the serious decisions, mainly account and content takedowns, and adult content labelling came with no message at all in a lot of cases. People whose accounts sit on an independent server (a PDS) could not be reached by email. The inbox lives in the app, so anyone using the app can see notices and appeal there. ## How to Turn On the Inbox and Find Your Notices The announcement gives these steps. Menu names can shift between app versions, so follow what your screen shows. 1. Open Settings in the Bluesky app. 2. Go to Beta features and select Enable beta features. 3. Back in Settings, open Moderation tools. 4. Tap Moderation inbox at the top of the screen. 5. Check the account status banner. Bluesky says that if you see no banner, you are in good standing. Two details catch people out. First, Bluesky says the inbox starts out empty even if you already have strikes, so an empty inbox does not mean a clean record. The status banner is the place to look. Second, notifications are on by default during the beta. You can turn them on or off separately for updates on your reports, notices about your account, and labels added to your posts. ## Decision Table: Which Notice Goes Where This table is our reading of Bluesky's announcement and Terms. It is not a list from Bluesky, and the wording of a real notice varies by app version and region. *Our decision table, based on Bluesky's moderation inbox announcement of 30 October 2026.* | What you see | What it means | Where to appeal | | --- | --- | --- | | A label added to one of your posts | Bluesky has labelled the content, for example as adult content | Inside the moderation inbox, from the notice | | A post takedown notice | A post was removed for a Community Guidelines violation | Inside the moderation inbox, from the notice | | A strike or warning on your account | A violation was recorded against your account standing | Inside the moderation inbox, from the notice | | Status banner says you are at risk | Enough strikes have built up that permanent suspension is close | Appeal the specific actions you think were wrong | | You cannot log in and see a suspension message | Your account is suspended | From the Bluesky app's login screen | | Update on a report you filed | Bluesky reviewed someone else's content | No appeal; add detail when you report next time | ## How Strikes and Severity Work Bluesky's [November 2025 moderation update](https://bsky.social/about/blog/11-19-2025-moderation-updates) describes the strike system behind the inbox. When content breaks the Community Guidelines, Bluesky assigns a severity rating based on potential harm. The post lists four levels. Critical risk covers severe violations that threaten real-world harm, or patterns showing intent to abuse the platform, and leads to an immediate permanent ban. High risk carries a higher penalty, moderate risk a medium penalty, and low risk a lower penalty, where education is the priority. The same post says that as violations build up, account-level actions escalate from temporary suspensions to permanent bans, and that not every violation leads to an immediate suspension. Bluesky said its notices would include which policy was broken, the severity level, the total violation count, how close you are to the next account-level threshold, and the duration and end date of any suspension. The inbox announcement adds that strikes do not stay on your account forever. Bluesky says they come off your record over time, and that it will share more detail on the strike system soon. It also notes that a suspension can look like it came from one post when it was the result of several violations over time. The status banner is meant to show that full picture. For reporting other people, see our guide to [Bluesky blocks, mutes and reports](https://www.awarexone.com/research/bluesky-harassment-block-mute-report-moderation-lists). ## How to Write an Appeal That Gets Read Bluesky's [Terms of Service](https://bsky.social/about/support/tos) say appeals must be well-founded and include enough information or documentation for a meaningful review, and that appeals must be filed within two weeks of the suspension or restriction. The [Community Guidelines](https://bsky.social/about/support/community-guidelines) add that the appeals process lets you say when you think Bluesky got something wrong, while the final decision rests with Bluesky. 1. Read the full notice. Write down the policy named, the date and the action taken. 2. Find the post or label the notice refers to. Take a screenshot before anything changes. 3. Decide whether you really think the decision was wrong. If the post broke a rule, an appeal may not help. 4. Write two to four short sentences. Say what the post was, why it fits the rules, and what context the reviewer may have missed. 5. For a label on adult or artistic content, explain how the post was already labelled or why the label does not fit. 6. Send the appeal from the notice in the inbox, or from the login screen if you are suspended. 7. Keep a note of when you appealed, so you know where you stand on the two week window. > Note: **Keep your own record.** Bluesky moved notices from email into the app. Screenshot each notice and your appeal, because a beta feature can change and you may want to show the history later. ## For Malaysian Users Reading English Notices Bluesky's notices are written in short English phrases such as strike, label and standing. If English is your second language, it is easy to read a strike as a full suspension and panic, or to read a label as harmless when it counts toward your standing. Take the notice word by word. If you can still log in and post, your account is not suspended. Use the status banner to check where you stand before you decide what to do. If you are fully locked out, our guide on [appealing a Bluesky suspension within two weeks](https://www.awarexone.com/research/bluesky-account-suspended-appeal-two-weeks) covers the login screen route in more detail. ## Fake Moderators and Scam Messages A new feature attracts scammers who pretend to be part of it. Bluesky says notices about your account show up in the inbox inside the app. A direct message or an outside email asking you to verify your account, pay to remove a strike, or share your app password is a risk to you. If you think your account was taken over and used to post content that earned the strike, start with our [Bluesky hacked account guide](https://www.awarexone.com/research/bluesky-account-hacked-recovery) before you appeal. ## What Bluesky Does Not Promise - The inbox is a beta. Bluesky says it will fix problems before a general release, so screens may change. - Bluesky says strikes come off over time, but the announcement gives no fixed period. - An appeal is a request. Bluesky keeps the final decision, and some suspended accounts do not come back. - Bluesky's moderation update says critical risk violations lead to an immediate permanent ban, so not every case moves through warnings first. ## Questions to Ask Before You Appeal A good appeal starts with honest answers to a few questions. Write them down before you open the appeal box, so your reply is short and accurate rather than rushed. - Which exact post, image or account action does the notice name? - Was the post labelled correctly when you published it, for example as adult content? - Could someone reading it without context see it as harassment or a threat? - Has your account been used by anyone else, or through an app password you shared? - Is this the first notice you have seen, or one of several over recent months? If the answers show a clear mistake by Bluesky, say so plainly and point to the context. If they show the post did break a rule, an appeal is unlikely to help and your time is better spent making sure it does not happen again, since strikes build toward account level action under the process Bluesky described in November 2025. ## When It Is Safer to Get Expert Help > Warning: **Before you act alone.** Appeals have a two week window under Bluesky's Terms, and a vague or angry appeal gives the reviewer little to work with. Plenty of people handle a single label or warning themselves, and the official route comes first. The risks grow when strikes add up. A hurried appeal that admits more than you meant, a missed window, or a new account made after an enforcement action can make things worse. Bluesky's Community Guidelines ban creating new accounts to evade suspensions. Fake helpers also target people who are worried about their standing. If your account carries your audience, your work or your business, or you are not sure which notice led to which action, having an experienced team review the case is the safer choice. AwareXone does this work. See our [social media problem solutions](https://www.awarexone.com/all-types-of-social-media-problem-solutions) page. ## When a Case Review Makes Sense A case review helps when your status banner shows you are at risk and you cannot tell which past actions put you there, when your appeal option does not appear, or when strikes followed posts you did not make. We are a Malaysia-based team, independent of Bluesky, and we use only the official routes. We do not ask for your password or app passwords, and we cannot promise a result. You can see how we work on our [trust page](https://www.awarexone.com/trust). ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Why is my Bluesky moderation inbox empty when I have a strike? Bluesky says the inbox starts out empty even if you have existing strikes. Check the account status banner to see your current standing. ### Can I appeal a suspension in the moderation inbox? No. Bluesky says suspensions are the exception and are still appealed from the Bluesky app's login screen. ### How long do I have to appeal on Bluesky? Bluesky's Terms of Service say appeals must be filed within two weeks of the suspension or restriction. ### Do Bluesky strikes go away? Bluesky says strikes do not remain on your account permanently and come off your record over time. It has not published a fixed period in the announcement. ### Can I turn off moderation inbox notifications? Yes. Bluesky says notifications are on by default in the beta, and you can turn them on or off separately for report updates, account notices and labels on your posts. ### Can AwareXone remove a strike for me? No one outside Bluesky can remove a strike. We help you read the notices and use the official appeal routes well, and Bluesky makes the decision. ## Official sources - [Official: Introducing the moderation inbox - Bluesky (read 31 October 2026)](https://bsky.social/about/blog/10-30-2026-moderation-inbox) - [Official: Updates to Our Moderation Process - Bluesky (read 31 October 2026)](https://bsky.social/about/blog/11-19-2025-moderation-updates) - [Official: Community Guidelines - Bluesky (read 31 October 2026)](https://bsky.social/about/support/community-guidelines) - [Official: Terms of Service - Bluesky (read 31 October 2026)](https://bsky.social/about/support/tos) --- AwareXone is an independent provider serving clients worldwide, not affiliated with any platform. The platform makes the final decision on every account. AwareXone never asks for passwords, OTP codes, backup codes or session cookies.