I started to notice that I have multiple banned users on my instance, even though I have never banned anyone. And that number is increasing.
I started to notice that I have multiple banned users on my instance, even though I have never banned anyone. And that number is increasing.
Did your instance suffer from yesterday’s script kiddie hack?
Not sure, but the users were being added immediately after I created the instance. Which is about a week ago.
You mean in the admin interface? That’s normal. User’s banned on OTHER instances will appear there.
I see, does it means that they are also banned from my instance? Or how do I read it?
No, they aren’t, because accounts aren’t federated. They’re effectively banned from the fediverse, though, since once an account is banned, that very account can’t be used to access the fediverse any more. Nothing hinders them to recreate the same accounts on other instaces.
I think, this is really misleading and also UI / UX wise pretty bad, as it clogs up the entire admin panel.
I see, since they’re banned on their instance, that means they cannot access their account and then even the fediverse. Alright, thank you for the explanation. Helped me a lot.
You’re welcome! Btw, I love Kofola. 😁 (Just had to think about that, because Czech Republic)
I appreciate that the first thing that came to your mind was Kofola, and not beer 😀
I’m situated in Germany, so I didn’t want to kick off a debate. 😅 Also, I don’t like beer.
Wait, isn’t a ban just for one instance? You say it’s not federated, so…?
I mean, if any ban was network-wide, it means a malicious instance can start banning anyone for no reason, and prevent those users from interacting at all?
Also aren’t instances supposed to have their own rules?
No. What I’m talking about is:
Ok but what if I get a ban on lemmy.xyz, will that affect other instances?
Cause I think that’s what OP is talking about, that their users got banned on other instances, not their home one.
Yes. The users banned on other instances will not be able to access his / her / their instance from their home instance, as they’re banned there. Sorry, I’m usually trying to explain myself way too complicated.