A WIRED report published October 28, 2026, said Bluesky blocked links to the Icepick archive, which reportedly contains records concerning more than 41,000 Department of Homeland Security employees and contractors, and to a separate search site. Bluesky said the files included email addresses and phone numbers shared without authorization, and that it blocked URLs rather than individual posts to preserve public discussion and access to reporting.
Which links were blocked, and why
WIRED reported that Bluesky’s app and website displayed a “Blocked Link” warning for the archive and the related search site built by journalist maia arson crimew. The report said the DDoSecrets homepage remained accessible; the reported block concerned the archive and search site, not the entire organization’s website.
Bluesky’s Community Guidelines prohibit sharing personal contact information without authorization. They also describe factual reporting and public information about government transparency and public officials as protected expression. Bluesky said its choice to block links, rather than remove individual posts, was intended to preserve discussion and access to reporting.
Why a third-party app may handle a link differently
Bluesky’s Community Guidelines apply to Bluesky Social. The policy says developer apps on the AT Protocol are governed by their own terms and conditions. Separately, WIRED reported that the third-party app Klearsky opened the archive links without a warning. That difference concerns the apps’ respective policy scope; it does not, by itself, specify how Klearsky handled the links.
