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Bluesky Is Blocking Links to a Major Leak of DHS Employee Records

Wired · Dhruv Mehrotra, Maddy Varner, Dell Cameron · last updated

Bluesky tells WIRED it blocked links to a leaked archive of information on 41,000 ICE, CBP, and other DHS workers because it contains people’s contact information, shared without their authorization.

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