FujiTive to [email protected] • 1 year agoWhy do bots try to join instances?message-square23fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up148arrow-down1message-squareWhy do bots try to join instances?FujiTive to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square23fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFlowerTreelinkfedilinkEnglish20•1 year agoI assume we’re talking about spam bots, not bots whose entire purpose is to reupload content from elsewhere into here (i.e. reddit reposter bot). Most likely, spam. Spam and scam has been quite a problem on Mastodon, so I wouldn’t be surprised if bad actors want to bring them here.
minus-square@MiddleWeighlinkEnglish2•1 year agoI was wondering too, and that makes sense. Can’t wait for c/nigerianprince.
I assume we’re talking about spam bots, not bots whose entire purpose is to reupload content from elsewhere into here (i.e. reddit reposter bot).
Most likely, spam. Spam and scam has been quite a problem on Mastodon, so I wouldn’t be surprised if bad actors want to bring them here.
I was wondering too, and that makes sense. Can’t wait for c/nigerianprince.