@_elena ...and another recent reason: #cashtags on #bluesky https://www.heise.de/en/news/Not-the-community-s-wishes-Bluesky-brings-live-stream-display-and-Cashtags-11143599.html

@_elena Bit too late for me, I'm already subscribed to the "all US official accounts" block list.

@_elena

I'm curious, why does it matter if blocking bluesky is public or not?

@_elena This is also true about Mastodon*, but Mastodon actively tries to hide that fact from users and muddy the waters.

* It's technically hidden to users but not the admins of the instances involved, but if you're a gov agency, you're presumably on your own instance, as seems to be the custom here for the "big players."

@_elena idrc if someone can see me blocking ICE. why is this a big deal for people outside of the US?

@_elena so but, what about people living outside of the US? They can happily block ICE all day long without being affected in any way, right?
End world happen if the list of accounts blocking ICE would be flooded with masses of foreign accounts? Just curious ~

@_elena you know pixelating is pointless since you explain how to see the original list, don't you.

@_elena
@corbden

I am fully aware of the block vs. mute functionality, and I have blocked them not just for my own convenience reading, but to raise a significant barrier to harassment and protect the people with whom I speak also.

In fact, I subscribe to eva.computer's blocklist for all federal accounts (other than NOAA, NWS, CPSC, and the Federal Reserve) along with thousands of other people, which handled it automatically.

Blocking protects your friends, not just your eyes.

@_elena gross. fuck bsky

@_elena there are some moderation lists for far right accounts that contain them by now, like https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jagldyome3h27twtp46nxen7/lists/3kkqze5ftwk2h
subscribing to a list like that can block all its users, giving some cover as to why a user has that ICE account blocked
but yeah, bluesky leadership is not doing great at basic social decency 😔

@_elena wouldn't you *want* ice to see how unpopular they are? How hated they are? Wouldn't you want people to know that you don't fuck with ice? I feel like I'm missing something

@_elena
What the hell - why would this be public information? Do they WANT to encourage abuse?
@dgoldsmith

@_elena @mayintoronto I deleted BlueSky last Sept it not worth

@_elena

I would also like to note that ICE is not a normal government agency. In my opinion, a normal government agency should be active on social media, at least if its goal is to be a relevant network. However, there are plenty of cases where state police have arrested ICE "officers" for acting without legal basis in their states. It is therefore not a normal agency, but an organization that acts unlawfully and is only protected by state authority, bypassing the American legal system.

@_elena
Why tf does it show who blocks a user? Is that a standard feature of bsky?