There is currently no built-in way search lists (moderation lists, block lists, mute lists, etc.) on Bluesky.
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:lists.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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