GoKawiilBluesky Blocks Links to Leaked DHS Employee Database
Bluesky is preventing users from opening links to a leaked archive, published by Distributed Denial of Secrets, containing records on over 41,000 DHS employees and contractors, including names, contact details and internal group affiliations. The platform labels the links "malicious" and says it blocked access to the files rather than removing individual posts, citing violations of its rule against sharing personal contact information without consent. The DDoSecrets homepage itself remains accessible, and at least one third-party app built on Bluesky's network still allows the archive link to load without warning.
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The move tests how a platform built around decentralized, user-controlled moderation handles a high-stakes leak touching on national security and surveillance operations. Bluesky's inconsistent approach—blocking its own app while leaving the source site and some third-party clients unrestricted—suggests the limits of distributed moderation when applied to one sensitive case. Questions remain, since Bluesky has not said whether government pressure played any role in the decision, about whether the block reflects pure policy enforcement or something else.
- Leaked files reportedly expose contact info and group affiliations for over 41,000 DHS personnel.
- Bluesky blocked links to the archive as "malicious" but left the publishing site, DDoSecrets, accessible.
- At least one third-party Bluesky client still allows the leaked archive to be opened unblocked.
Source: wired.com — Dhruv Mehrotra, 2026-10-29
Published there as: “Bluesky Is Blocking Links to a Major Leak of DHS Employee Records”
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