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Ongoing bot attack (lemmy.today)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by mrmanager@lemmy.today to c/announcements@lemmy.today

Update 2: Another one at the moment, so site is slow. :)

Update: Another 30000 bots joined the party, so cpu usage is high at the moment. Site is slower than normal.

Appearently about 17500 bots are attempting to slow down our instance and eating bandwidth by grabbing the same files over and over.

They are banned for now but its an ongoing battle against these guys. Just wanted to let you know in case you notice worse performance. :)

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[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

That explains why I couldn't access this instance yesterday

[-] mrmanager@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

Yep even though its funny how they care about like 120 daily users of Lemmy on this instance. :)

[-] nothingcorporate@lemmy.today 20 points 3 days ago

Keep up the great work Mr. Manager!

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago
[-] RaoulDuke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago

Thats a bingo!

[-] Flagstaff@programming.dev 7 points 3 days ago

Seeing this stuff freaks me out over the coming Orwellian state that will crush all free thought (in discussion boards like these, by shutting them down) through the might of its resources.

I hope the defense is sustainable. Thanks for what you do.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago

Keep your Critical Thinking Skills sharp, and teach your children, relatives, and friends. Critical Thinking is the best defense against the Conservative Propaganda Machine.

[-] mrmanager@lemmy.today 8 points 3 days ago

I think we are already there in some ways. But maybe more similar to Brave New World than 1984. People being unhappy but using things like media streaming and social media to get relief from the daily grind.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

Endorphins released by doom scrolling is the new Soma.

When do I get the soma to make it all more bearable?

[-] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 6 points 3 days ago
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