sb (@sb@metroholografix.ca)
I've noticed a very slow trickle of fake accounts registering at my instance recently. They put more work into them than normal:
- they have somewhat convincing usernames
- semi-reasonable descriptions
- emails on custom domains (Hetzner vps usually)
- unique IP per account (often same subnet)
- uploads a profile pic & banner image
- some of them boost a few posts from admin acct
But then these accounts just sit there. They aren't spamming. What is their goal?
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nev (@nev@flipping.rocks)
#MastoAdmin / #FediAdmin question: is it possible to replace custom emojos? E. g. if I want to replace one with a redrawn version. Can I just delete the existing one (on the custom emoji page) and upload the new one with the same shortcode?
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iftas (@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org)
For services considering defederating mastodon.cloud
Please be aware that account holders there are attempting to move their account, but this can take considerable time to complete, several days, especially for members with large follower counts.
Please consider Limiting the service while members attempting to move complete that action.
Suspending a service severs all relationships and is unrecoverable.
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flan (@flan@bonito.cafe)
Por lo regular, veo éstas cuentas que están haciendo #scam, y las suspendo
Pero ésta vez fue personal y directo
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alex (@alex@feed.yopp.me)
Okay, after adding AS to http logs I can __ 205__ distinct AS numbers in last 30 minutes requesting /tags/*
What the actual fuck?! No, seriously, has anyone seen that? I would suspect fucking AI scrappers, but they only hammering tags endpoint.
#fediadmin #mastoadmin #mastodon
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alex (@alex@feed.yopp.me)
Hey #fediadmin.
Is any one having huge influx of bots scraping /tags/* from Tencent (AS132203), VNPT (AS45899) and some others?
They also scraping media assets, but rps is way lower
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admin (@admin@floss.social)
📣 FLOSS.social will be defederating with mastodon.cloud on 2026-05-01, joining with many other servers in taking this approach.
☹️ This server has been on a "limit" status for some time due to ongoing spam waves as well as lack of maintenance and moderation. After the 1st, all contact will be suspended.
☑️ FLOSS.social users should review their connections and make contact with them ASAP, and should encourage those contacts to relcoate to a maintained instance.
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iftas (@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org)
RE: https://union.place/@tim/116426691453325273
SW-ISAC Alert
The Russian botnet is now using account invites to evade various mitigations in place.
Please review your invite codes, and who's allowed to use them.
#MastoAdmin #FediAdmin #SW_ISAC_ADVISORY
ref: https://about.iftas.org/library/suspected-portal-kombat-accounts/
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objects (@objects@social.n2.mikronod.se)
I've had problems with Mastodon in the past.
At least a few times a week I've had missing profile pictures for people in my feed.
I will make another attempt this weekend, but I'll keep this Akkoma server as my main fediverse driver until I see that I don't have any issues with the Mastodon server I'm going to set up.
#Mastodon #Akkoma #MastoAdmin #FediAdmin #Fediverse #SelfHosting
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wsslmn (@wsslmn@mastodon.nl)
De ingebakken hang naar simpele antwoorden en oplossingen maken gesprekken over decentrale, weerbare en privacuvriendelijke van diensten en interactie een stuk lastiger.
#lastig
- Kies je eigen server of start er een.
- Eigen regels voor servers
- Geen uitgebreide data dashboards
- Geen hier zijn je vrienden/contacten onboarding
- Geen centrale controle die je kan uitsluiten/opheffen
Waar minder weerstand tegen is ->
#fediverse #decentralization #fediadmin
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vantablack (@vantablack@cyberpunk.lol)
LMAO some AI company sent us a takedown request but that's not how trademarks work lmao??? you can't just send those out willy nilly because somebody said something you don't like
here's the email and attachements they sent xD
if this happens to any other fedi admins, just in case it wasn't clear, this can be safely ignored
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AasaMariaHedberg (@AasaMariaHedberg@mastodon.art)
How come when people answer to a DM or also a CW why answers aren't automatically hidden or private by default.
Very impractical and super bad.
Could this be fixed in coming versions of Mastodon, like in the main code/protocol if there is one?
#fedihelp #mastohelp #fediadmin
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