A PSA for people active on #Bluesky: your block list is PUBLIC information.

A website that tracks Bluesky stats – which I am not naming here on purpose – makes this job super easy: you can enter *any* username and see the accounts a user has blocked.

(Yes I tested it with my account and was horrified)

I'm alarmed by this because the information could be weaponized for abuse.

Muting may be the safer choice then?

Please read up about Bluesky here: https://dustycloud.org/blog/how-decentralized-is-bluesky/ (by @cwebber)

How decentralized is Bluesky really? -- Dustycloud Brainstorms

@_elena @cwebber

I'm curious why anyone would even *want* to see someone's block list.

Like, that just seems very high school and *let me stir the pot*-ish.

@DeliaChristina @_elena @cwebber
In a polarized society with "us vs them" being general attitude you can get a lot of troubles by being called out for avoiding contacts with some demographics or beliefs.