Thanks so much, Mike. Good on ya for creating that little shortcut to keep the MAGATs out of my feed. It will be nice not having their stupidity around here to ruin the vibe...
FYI: the criteria that the algorithm uses to determine if an account is pro MAGA or pro Trump is flawed. I opened the list and clicked on about 20 of them. Of those 20, only 4 or 5 were ACTUALLY MAGA trolls. Be careful who you block. You may end up on this list just because you used a trigger word.
I think there’s some confusion here. The link above is not to another web site at all, let alone a MAGA-affiliated one. It’s an automatically updating block/mutelist of MAGA accounts here on Bluesky, implemented using the features of Bluesky.
It’s subscribing to a moderation list, and the only option for moderation lists is mute or block. Moderation lists operate differently from starter packs. Subscribing to a moderation list does not mean they’ll show up on your feed.
Why am I blocked!?! I post links exposing Trumps blatant cheating and now I am blocked? Is this platform compromised. Has Elon and his cronies taken over like they did twitter?
I don't maintain the list, I just subscribe to it.
It does catch people who make names like that. I'm not looking for that fringe of the discourse (making Trump or MAGA loving/hating part of the online persona) in my social media experience either.
You wound up on a lazy blocklist that just looks for words like "MAGA" and "Trump" and doesn't vet, which is why I don't use that list any longer and made my own. It seems like it's probably using a bot to run it.
How does this list work? If you "subscribe" to it, does that mean you are notified every time someone is added to it? Or does it automatically block people on the list?
This will pick up a lot of accounts that aren't MAGA unfortunately. Block users on the lists case by case. You WILL miss out on good accounts due to incorrect moderation.
You will also know by reading their content. Simply go to their home page and on the three dots next to "friends" - block them. This is how you can block someone individually.
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https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:e4elbtctnfqocyfcml6h2lf7/lists/3l53cjwlt4o2s
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7svxcikrlhosbzpckrk24ey/lists/3layrctuc4z2p
Thanks for the tip!
Here is my personally curated list of trolls not already blocked by other lists I use.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pea3cwe3o2uml2rib6aiemt6/lists/3lbavg4pxxd2e
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7svxcikrlhosbzpckrk24ey/lists/3layrctuc4z2p
It does catch people who make names like that. I'm not looking for that fringe of the discourse (making Trump or MAGA loving/hating part of the online persona) in my social media experience either.
This one is a must as well.
Blocked those accounts. Thanks so much for this helpful information. Reposting for me