@ocdtrekkie Websites can implement API calls to Mastodon instances without being Mastodon themselves. Adding them to the domain blocks ensures they can't use the API endpoints to scrape data.
I understand being a work in progress, but making a domain block list with zero checks in place is wholly irresponsible. Whatever underlying AI/logical infrastructure they have in place here is clearly contradicting itself and hurting a lot of smaller instances. The behavior of this blocklist really could make or break hundreds, if not thousands of users trying to be a part of the Fediverse. It's a flat-out irresponsible behavior.