Bluesky Blocks Links to 41,000-Record DHS Leak as X Points Users to Archive
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Updated · WIRED · Oct 29
Bluesky Blocks Links to 41,000-Record DHS Leak as X Points Users to Archive
2 articles · Updated · WIRED · Oct 29
Summary
Bluesky now sends users to a “Blocked Link” warning when they try to open a leaked archive covering more than 41,000 DHS employees and contractors.
The company told WIRED it blocked the URLs because the files expose email addresses and phone numbers shared without authorization, which it says violates its rules on personal contact information.
Bluesky said it chose link-level blocking rather than removing individual posts so discussion, reporting and commentary about the leak could still circulate on the platform.
The archive, published by DDoSecrets and dubbed “Icepick,” includes names, contact details, internal group memberships and apparent operational information tied in some cases to surveillance and undercover work.
The move highlights Bluesky’s uneven decentralized moderation—its homepage still loads and at least one third-party app opens the archive—while X’s Grok chatbot directed users to the searchable leak.