unattributed, 1 year ago to fediverse

@RadiantFlux

Bot accounts registering on nodes without screening. Each could get on and pump out hundreds of spam posts before being detected.

Or even a system set up to spin up a new node - flood the network until it's detected and blocked. Then it's taken down, reconfigure and spun up again as a new node.

Let's not be complacent about potential #security or #moderation issues with that #mastodon will have to face.

unattributed, 1 year ago to fediverse

@RadiantFlux

Bot accounts registering on nodes without screening. Each could get on and pump out hundreds of spam posts before being detected.

Or even a system set up to spin up a new node - flood the network until it's detected and blocked. Then it's taken down, reconfigure and spun up again as a new node.

Let's not be complacent about potential #security or #moderation issues with that #mastodon will have to face.

imtheq, 1 year ago to mastodon

If you're a new #FediAdmin, please take the time to block known offenders and save yourself the headache/heartache.

I had some unsavory folks show up the day after Iaunched because I hadn't done it yet.

@tenforward.social has a nice list you can start with:

https://wiki.tenforward.social/doku.php?id=tenforward:suspensions

#Mastodon #MastodonAdmin #FediBlock #Admin #Moderation #Community #IntentionalCommunity

bkeegan, 1 year ago to fediverse

I started a #zotero group library focused on research about #activitypub, #decentralization, #affordances, Mastodon, migration, #moderation, and #newcomers.

Collaborators welcome! #TheorizingTheFediverse #TheoryOfMastodon #twittermigration

https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861035/fediverse_observatory/library