diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 14264a5..6f8a3b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ TODO:
 - [x] Backfill network
   - [x] Store did+route -> blob & mime type in database
   - [x] Store blobs for CDN (max ~0.25gb per user)
-- [ ] Moderate illegal content or hope that people are niceys
+- [x] Moderate illegal content or hope that people are niceys
+      (Hope that people are niceys)
 - [ ] Finish CLI tool
   - [ ] Sign in via app password
-  - [ ] Sign in via oAuth (for interactive)
   - [ ] Clear old site
   - [ ] Upload new site
 - [ ] Fuse uploader
diff --git a/server/src/backfill/blob.ts b/server/src/backfill/blob.ts
index 16cb7ba..4e28d40 100644
--- a/server/src/backfill/blob.ts
+++ b/server/src/backfill/blob.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ export default async function (
   did: `did:${"plc" | "web"}:${string}`,
   cid: string
 ): Promise<Blob> {
+  // if the user has been manually taken down (cache dir deleted and replaced with empty file)
+  // this errors out for quick exit
+  // saving the round trip to resolve the pds and blob.
+  await Deno.mkdir(`./blobs/${did}`, { recursive: true });
+
   const pds = await getPds(did);
   if (!pds) throw "PDS not found";
 
@@ -20,18 +25,20 @@ export default async function (
 
   if (!ok) throw `${data.error}`;
 
-  // check for CSAM etc here
-
-  await Deno.mkdir(`./blobs/${did}`, { recursive: true });
-  let size = 0;
-  for await (const file of Deno.readDir(`./blobs/${did}`)) {
-    size += (await Deno.stat(`./blobs/${did}/${file.name}`)).size;
+  // if the file size cant be calculated or the file cant be written, still return the blob
+  try {
+    let size = 0;
+    for await (const file of Deno.readDir(`./blobs/${did}`)) {
+      size += (await Deno.stat(`./blobs/${did}/${file.name}`)).size;
+    }
+    // only write if total stays below max site size
+    if (size + data.size <= MAX_SITE_SIZE)
+      await Deno.writeFile(`./blobs/${did}/${cid}`, await data.bytes(), {
+        createNew: true,
+      });
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.warn(e);
   }
-  // only write if total stays below max site size
-  if (size + data.size <= MAX_SITE_SIZE)
-    await Deno.writeFile(`./blobs/${did}/${cid}`, await data.bytes(), {
-      createNew: true,
-    });
 
   return data;
 }
diff --git a/server/src/routes/user.ts b/server/src/routes/user.ts
index 1c2a3d5..d21b3c2 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/user.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/user.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@ ${db_res.did} is not a valid DID. This account could not be resolved
       console.error(e);
       return new Response(`${ascii}
 
-This page couldn't be resolved. Either the blob does not exist, or contained illegal content.
+This page could not be resolved. Either:
+- The user has no PDS
+- The blob does not exist
+- The user has been manually hidden for uploading illegal content.
 `);
     }
   }