• @PriorProject
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    11 months ago

    If you filter the modlog by banned accounts you can see hundreds or thousands of accounts getting banned from the same instances: https://lemmy.world/modlog

    I also see another commenter posted a link with more context. So yeah, looks like spambots in force.

    • tal
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      111 months ago

      I hope those accounts eventually get purged, or the spambots will eat up neat usernames for no reason.

      • @PriorProject
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        These generally appear to be empty instances, likely chosen because their admins aren’t sophisticated or paying attention. Even if tal@spamlemmy.example.com is taken, you can still be tal@kbin.social. I feel like the worst thing that could happen is the spiderman pointing meme with you and a bunch of bots.

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