My comments are littered with folks asking "why is it a problem if your blocklist is public on Bluesky?"
I'm glad you asked.
"Who you block" is a reasonable indicator of your personal alignments. If you block TERFs, you're likely trans-friendly, if not trans yourself. If you block white supremacists, you're likely in support of multiculturalism.
If you block government entities, well, you know how this goes.
Do I trust Bluesky to handle that information with care? Hell no.
@vkcvkc (Veronica Explains) and that's also why #ChatControl is just abysmally and morally wrong.
If the government (or any one with sufficient power over our every day life entity) has access to your social connections and messages you can be sure it'll only be a matter of time before they will selectively restrict minorities...
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