@Gargron and the team really need to do something about sign-ups on Mastodon in general.
There is no reason why after all of this time that Mastodon doesn't have some kind of captcha or something similar for when users sign up.
This process really needs to be refined and made better, as in, way better, because right now it's absolutely awful and is part of the reason why we're getting these waves of spam bots.
Leute folgen einer neonationalsozialistischen Transfeindin, die sich als "Aussteigerin" gibt und offen angekündigt hat, genau dies zu tun (aka Estelle) und nennen mich unglaubwürdig, Part 2:
@amberage Ich weiß warum @tazgetroete das gemacht hat, und glücklicherweise sind nur eMail & Name verpflichtende Felder...
Es bremst #Spambots aus und erleichtert die Erfüllung der #Moderationspflicht qua Gesetz, indem Accounts und Domains in bulk ge-yeet'ed werden können...
Würde trotzdem nie mit realen Daten dort anmelden - aus Prinzip, weil's die nen shice angeht!
For the time being consider blocking direct messages from people you don't follow.
Log in through your browser and go to Settings/Preferences/Notifications and tick the box "Block direct messages from people you don't follow" and save.
Ok so it seems that spam bots are starting to reach some users from mastodon.social once again (I'm gonna have to mute the instance once more on my other accounts since tech.lgbt already limited the big instance)
Be on the lookout Fedi, and as always...Report first and Block!