Massive spam account wave?
Massive spam account wave?
As you can see, there is a massive spam wave going on on Lemmey based instances. This can be avoided by enabling CAPTCHA with signup and also LIMIT the registers per X seconds! Currently the accounts are idle but this can change soon… Please take action NOW!
Stux from geddit.social think that the massive recent wave of ~100k new Lemmy accounts is likely mostly spammers. Captchas suck, but are they better than the alternative?
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I'm aware of this already, thought about preemptively blocking those instances, but will probably just wait and see.
captchas are ok, but probably just a minor deterrant. I think they should be an option though.
not sure what the best way to stop this though, in the long run.
SMS verification 😂
You joke, but I wouldn't be opposed. Would make it hard to sign up for a non-local instance though.
But then, I'm also the guy who just spent 11 years on reddit with his real name. So clearly privacy has never been my deciding factor when choosing a social network.
That's the best approach to leaving footprints on the internet. Especially on social media. Assume everything is public.
hahaha yes! that'll fix everything!
Undoubtedly. 😂
Joke aside, longer term, we could have a privacy-tiered verification approach. For example SMS verification for automatic approval, or text application for manual review. Some users might be OK giving their phone numbers for this purpose, while others might prefer submitting an essay. 🤷