Bluesky’s Most Blocked Accounts Revealed, and the Results Are Unexpected

As Bluesky^[1]’s user base grows and the platform stretches beyond its early community of journalists, tech founders, and activists, its social landscape is changing fast. What began as a quieter refuge for users leaving Elon Musk’s X has started to mirror the same culture wars that dominate larger networks. The latest data from Clearsky^[2] and VQV^[3] offers an unfiltered look at how those divides play out… and who ends up on the receiving end of the block button.

The White House joined Bluesky^[4] late last week with a glossy highlight reel of President Donald Trump’s public moments and a cheerful greeting to users. Within hours, the account was swarmed with criticism, memes, and mass blocking. According to tracking data from VQV and ClearSky, the White House had been blocked by more than 99,000 users less than two days after its debut.

That figure makes it one of the most blocked profiles on the entire network, second only to Vice President JD Vance, who leads the chart with roughly 169,000 blocks since joining in June. Several other federal departments (including Commerce, Homeland Security, and Health) followed soon after and also found themselves near the top of the list.

The speed of that backlash reflects Bluesky’s culture. Once seen as a liberal-leaning alternative to Musk’s X, the app has now become a digital battleground where government accounts and political voices trigger immediate pushback.

The Block Leaders

Here’s how the top twenty most-blocked accounts currently stand, based on data compiled from the past week.

The presence of multiple government profiles on this list stands out. Their arrival seems to have triggered what long-time users describe as a defensive response – a desire to keep politics and official messaging at arm’s length.

Who People Actually Follow

While government accounts dominate the block charts, the most-followed list paints a very different picture. Bluesky’s largest audiences gather around cultural figures, journalists, and entertainers. It suggests users come to the platform for commentary and humor, not for political confrontation.

A few crossover names appear in both charts, including entrepreneur Mark Cuban, suggesting that visibility on Bluesky brings both fandom and fatigue. For now, the accounts drawing the biggest followings are those tied to media, storytelling, and satire… not politics or government.

A Mirror of the Internet Itself

Bluesky’s numbers show how deeply polarized online behavior has become. Instead of open debate, users now reach for block buttons to manage their experience. On this platform, blocking isn’t just about disagreement – it’s a signal of identity and digital boundaries.

The White House’s quick slide into the block charts captures a wider truth about today’s internet. Audiences are selective, and visibility no longer guarantees influence. As social media becomes more fragmented, even the world’s most powerful institutions find themselves competing for attention in spaces that prefer independence over authority.

What happens next may define Bluesky’s future. Whether it grows into a calmer community or repeats the same patterns seen on older platforms will depend on how it balances free conversation with user control. For now, one thing is clear: on Bluesky, getting noticed often comes with being blocked.

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