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Am I the one one thinking this post is blowing the topic way out of proportion?
The post title is clickbait in its purest form: nothing is being blocked (from what even). There is a single issue raised on some obscure filter list... This has no consequences whatsoever. I am wondering why Protonmail even bothers to comment on this issue...
Admittedly the title is pretty sensationalist. The repo activity seems to indicate that the project has some users. It's impossible to know how many sites or which sites block emails contained in this list and what the impact might be. Even though I think the 7c/fakefilter project is inane, I would hesitate to say there would be no consequences at all.
It's best to defend legitimate email providers whenever possible. If we don't, those with an axe to grind get to define the provider's reputation.