Although there is currently no built-in way search lists (moderation lists, block lists, mute lists, etc.) on Bluesky, there is a website we can use to find them.
This website lists over 14000 lists. If you click to view all of them, you can filter by moderation lists and feed lists by clicking on the "All types" dropdown list button.
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The only way to find mute lists at the moment is via browsing people's profiles, as far as I know.
https://github.com/bluesky-social/social-app/issues/671 (accessed 2024-11-17)
Search For Lists Through Google
I'm certified black belt in Google-fu, so I figured we could combine a couple of search operators in Google (site: and inurl:) to find them.
Searching on Google for:
site:https://bsky.app/profile/ inurl:listsIt will give us results such as:
- Art scammers/bots [https://bsky.app/profile/sininu.bsky.social/lists/3kmjajhaawl2o]
- Right wing propaganda and their followers [https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pmyqirafcp3jqdhrl7crpq7t/lists/3kn6pvyceas2r]
- ANTI NFT/AI/CRYPTO SHILL LIST [https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pmyqirafcp3jqdhrl7crpq7t/lists/3kn6pvyceas2r]
- UA fundraising scam/spam [https://bsky.app/profile/dovgonosyk.bsky.social/lists/3k2xpmuvz6w2j]
- Colorists & Flatters [https://bsky.app/profile/debbieohi.com/lists/3ktsql5mnf225]
- MAGA [https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:e4elbtctnfqocyfcml6h2lf7/lists/3l53cjwlt4o2s]
Note that you'll need to click "show less relevant results" on Google because all of these URLs are indexed under the same title ("Bluesky"), and Bluesky didn't set a canonical URL for them (it loads the list tile via Javascript), so Google thinks they're all redundant pages. I don't know if this lack of basic SEO practices was deliberate by Bluesky or simply an oversight.
Unfortunately, because they all have the same title on Google, I can't really tell what is what without clicking on it, and it seems searching for specific terms doesn't work, e.g.:
comics site:https://bsky.app/profile/ inurl:listsGives me zero results which is preposterous.
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