diff --git a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/getProfile.ts b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/getProfile.ts
index f9bfc18468c..046312114b6 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/getProfile.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/getProfile.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ const hydration = async (input: {
   const { ctx, params, skeleton } = input
   return ctx.hydrator.hydrateProfilesDetailed(
     [skeleton.did],
-    params.hydrateCtx.copy({ includeTakedowns: true }),
+    params.hydrateCtx.copy({
+      includeActorTakedowns: true,
+    }),
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/bsky/src/auth-verifier.ts b/packages/bsky/src/auth-verifier.ts
index 152e154e2c9..d1bc06cc8d0 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/src/auth-verifier.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/src/auth-verifier.ts
@@ -18,14 +18,7 @@ import {
   unpackIdentityKeys,
 } from './data-plane'
 import { GetIdentityByDidResponse } from './proto/bsky_pb'
-import {
-  extractMultikey,
-  extractPrefixedBytes,
-  hasPrefix,
-  parseDidKey,
-  SECP256K1_DID_PREFIX,
-  SECP256K1_JWT_ALG,
-} from '@atproto/crypto'
+import { parseDidKey, SECP256K1_JWT_ALG } from '@atproto/crypto'
 
 type ReqCtx = {
   req: express.Request
diff --git a/packages/bsky/src/hydration/hydrator.ts b/packages/bsky/src/hydration/hydrator.ts
index c19adb3b3d8..3afa6b7096c 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/src/hydration/hydrator.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/src/hydration/hydrator.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export class HydrateCtx {
   labelers = this.vals.labelers
   viewer = this.vals.viewer !== null ? serviceRefToDid(this.vals.viewer) : null
   includeTakedowns = this.vals.includeTakedowns
+  includeActorTakedowns = this.vals.includeActorTakedowns
   include3pBlocks = this.vals.include3pBlocks
   constructor(private vals: HydrateCtxVals) {}
   copy<V extends Partial<HydrateCtxVals>>(vals?: V): HydrateCtx & V {
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ export type HydrateCtxVals = {
   labelers: ParsedLabelers
   viewer: string | null
   includeTakedowns?: boolean
+  includeActorTakedowns?: boolean
   include3pBlocks?: boolean
 }
 
@@ -179,12 +181,13 @@ export class Hydrator {
     dids: string[],
     ctx: HydrateCtx,
   ): Promise<HydrationState> {
+    const includeTakedowns = ctx.includeTakedowns || ctx.includeActorTakedowns
     const [actors, labels, profileViewersState] = await Promise.all([
-      this.actor.getActors(dids, ctx.includeTakedowns),
+      this.actor.getActors(dids, includeTakedowns),
       this.label.getLabelsForSubjects(labelSubjectsForDid(dids), ctx.labelers),
       this.hydrateProfileViewers(dids, ctx),
     ])
-    if (!ctx.includeTakedowns) {
+    if (!includeTakedowns) {
       actionTakedownLabels(dids, actors, labels)
     }
     return mergeStates(profileViewersState ?? {}, {
diff --git a/packages/bsky/tests/views/labels-takedown.test.ts b/packages/bsky/tests/views/labels-takedown.test.ts
index 270260dd62e..5e2e58581bb 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/tests/views/labels-takedown.test.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/tests/views/labels-takedown.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { ids } from '../../src/lexicon/lexicons'
 describe('bsky takedown labels', () => {
   let network: TestNetwork
   let agent: AtpAgent
+  let pdsAgent: AtpAgent
   let sc: SeedClient
 
   let takendownSubjects: string[]
@@ -20,10 +21,21 @@ describe('bsky takedown labels', () => {
       dbPostgresSchema: 'bsky_views_takedown_labels',
     })
     agent = network.bsky.getClient()
+    pdsAgent = network.pds.getClient()
     sc = network.getSeedClient()
     await basicSeed(sc)
 
     aliceListRef = await sc.createList(sc.dids.alice, 'alice list', 'mod')
+    // carol blocks dan via alice's (takendown) list
+    await sc.addToList(sc.dids.alice, sc.dids.dan, aliceListRef)
+    await pdsAgent.app.bsky.graph.listblock.create(
+      { repo: sc.dids.carol },
+      {
+        subject: aliceListRef.uriStr,
+        createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      },
+      sc.getHeaders(sc.dids.carol),
+    )
     carolListRef = await sc.createList(sc.dids.carol, 'carol list', 'mod')
     aliceGenRef = await sc.createFeedGen(
       sc.dids.alice,
@@ -159,6 +171,25 @@ describe('bsky takedown labels', () => {
     await expect(attempt2).rejects.toThrow('List not found')
   })
 
+  it('halts application of mod lists', async () => {
+    const { data: profile } = await agent.app.bsky.actor.getProfile(
+      {
+        actor: sc.dids.dan, // blocked via alice's takendown list
+      },
+      {
+        headers: await network.serviceHeaders(
+          sc.dids.carol,
+          ids.AppBskyActorGetProfile,
+        ),
+      },
+    )
+    expect(profile.did).toBe(sc.dids.dan)
+    expect(profile.viewer).not.toBeUndefined()
+    expect(profile.viewer?.blockedBy).toBe(false)
+    expect(profile.viewer?.blocking).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(profile.viewer?.blockingByList).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
   it('takesdown feed generators', async () => {
     const res = await agent.api.app.bsky.feed.getFeedGenerators({
       feeds: [aliceGenRef.uriStr, bobGenRef.uriStr, carolGenRef.uriStr],