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Usernames using randomized nonsense (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by Burstar@sopuli.xyz to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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I've been noticing an influx of users with anonomized usernames (ie: fjdasklfpudiosa722104891fdaf20j.srv.us).

As a moderator this concerns me because it immediately triggers a 'this is a bot or nefarious actor' instinct. Is there any reason not to be wary of these accounts?

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[-] death@infosec.pub 35 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I've been using Fedi for a long time and from the very beginning I've been afraid of spam and bots ruining it, at least temporarily. Spam is still a problem with e-mail, and it's been around for 40 years and they've developed very sophisticated anti-spam mitigations for it.

[-] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 4 days ago

If an instance has a lot of spam, admins tend to notice and block it. In the future it's likely admins will have more tools too, but for now the system works pretty well.

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