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Tuesday open thread: Moderation lists on Bluesky



Hidey ho, everyone!

One of the reasons Bluesky is far superior to Twitter/X is because of the moderation lists it has.

Commonly known as "block lists," these are lists compiled and maintained by Bluesky users. It's an extra layer of protection in addition to the platform's ridiculously robust blocking features.

Now, a word of warning: You should vet any list before subscribing. There's one to which I subscribed which has vanished, but the people on it are still blocked and I have no way of unblocking them. So, again, caveat emptor.

These are the lists to which I subscribe:


Again, verify you want to blanket-block using these lists. As I was compiling this post, I found at least one list which was deceptive in its stated purpose.

This is your open thread.