notes (@notes@ffs.antifa.club)
Wenn ihr einen Instanz-Admin mal komplett am Boden erleben will, dann lasst ihm von einer Staatsanwaltschaft Post zukommen.
Ich bin gerade am zittern, heulen und keine Ahnung... wie kann man das einem Menschen, der privat eine kleine Instanz betreibt, die nur ein paar User hat, überhaupt antun?
Es geht nur ums "ich, ich, ich" und nicht darum, wen man da in den Abgrund reißt, der Freude an diesem Projekt hatte und psychisch eh schon massiv angeschlagen ist.. na danke!
#fediadmin
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coltofox (@coltofox@red.fox.yt)
Colto Cloud has been DDoS'd twice this week by OpenAI running from both Meta Platforms Incorporated and Microsoft Corporation.
They have in particular been targeting FloofTube by trying to download all of the videos. I blocked them at the time of noticing but since this heavily impacts availability to my online services I have run an IP log search against all OpenAI attempts that scrape my websites.
The following IP networks are now permanently banned from my infrastructure:
4.151.241.240/28, 4.227.36.0/25, 13.83.167.128/28, 20.14.99.96/28, 20.25.151.224/28, 20.42.10.176/28, 20.57.67.40/30, 20.97.189.96/28, 20.168.18.32/28, 20.169.6.224/28, 20.169.7.48/28, 20.171.53.224/28, 20.171.123.64/29, 20.171.206.0/23, 20.215.214.16/28, 23.98.186.160/27, 23.98.186.192/31, 24.199.118.115/32, 31.145.16.12/32, 38.32.110.58/32, 40.83.2.64/28, 40.84.221.216/32, 40.84.221.224/28, 40.116.73.209/32, 51.8.102.0/24, 51.8.155.48/28, 52.156.77.154/32, 52.159.227.32/28, 52.190.190.16/32, 52.230.152.0/24, 52.230.163.42/32, 52.230.164.182/32, 52.255.111.0/24, 57.141.0.0/21, 64.23.143.131/32, 66.220.149.19/32, 68.221.67.160/27, 68.221.67.199/32, 68.221.75.16/28, 74.7.35.0/24, 74.7.36.0/24, 103.252.201.0/24, 104.131.50.213/32, 104.210.140.128/28, 134.209.176.183/32, 135.234.64.0/24, 135.237.131.192/27, 138.68.129.105/32, 138.197.150.3/32, 143.110.213.48/32, 143.110.213.51/32, 172.178.140.144/28, 172.182.192.0/22, 172.182.204.0/24, 172.182.208.0/21, 172.182.224.0/24, 172.203.30.218/32, 172.203.190.128/28, 172.213.11.144/28, 172.213.12.112/28, 172.213.21.112/28, 172.213.21.158/31, 185.50.71.199/32, 188.166.156.163/32, 2a03:2880::/40
Rule 5 of red.fox.yt is: "The use of data from this instance is prohibited for use in any machine learning (or AI) technologies."
The same rule is present on all my platforms and will not be tolerated.
Here are excerpts (ran out of post characters) of the offending user agents:
- OpenAI/1.0
- GPTBot/1.0; +https://openai.com/gptbot
- ChatGPT-User/1.0; +https://openai.com/chatgpt
- meta-externalagent/1.1 (+https://developers.facebook.com/docs/sharing/webmasters/crawler)
- OAI-SearchBot/1.0; +https://openai.com/searchbot
- GPTBot/1.2; +https://openai.com/gptbot
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notes (@notes@booping.synth.download)
beep! synth.download now has a fediverse relay, available at https://relay.synth.download, for all instance owners and fellow fediverse admins to register in.
the relay is open to the public with our own blocklist applied to it, and our own instances rules apply to those wanting to join the relay as well.
#fediadmin
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quon (@quon@indiepocalypse.social)
Sharing this in the interest of transparency.
While I do what I can to block bots & scrapers from our instance, our CDN (content delivery network) host indiepocalypse.files.monster.host is included in the list of what is being scraped by Meta's AI. This means any attachments to your toots.
And even if I did have direct control over the CDN, any images, videos or audio files that distribute to another instance that doesn't could just be scraped there.
I truly don't know what can be done about this.
https://mastodon.art/@Curator/115022115346692178
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notes (@notes@rewarp.com)
I keep accidentally retooting substack links.
Will have to block them until they don't do fascism. #Substack #FediAdmin
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stefan (@stefan@stefanbohacek.online)
Finally had a chance to read the latest Trunk & Tidbits Mastodon development blog post, and while seeing all the work that's been done on quote posts and starter packs getting a mention is exciting, this upcoming update is really nice:
"Added the ability to block specific usernames from registering. This handles homoglyphs, partial matches, and either require approval, or deny registration entirely."
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/35407
via https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/08/trunk-tidbits-july-2025/
#mastodon #fediverse #spam #MastoAdmin #FediAdmin #MastodonDevelopment #TrunkAndTidbits
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vantablack (@vantablack@cyberpunk.lol)
fucking annoying as fuck when an instance won't let you view a post on it directly unless you're logged in
you know fedi doesn't always show all the replies unless you view a post on the original instance right??? so doing that is fucking OBNOXIOUS AS FUCK
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iftas (@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org)
The 2025 Fediverse Needs Assessment is open! If you run or moderate an online community, your feedback will guide the tools, training, and resources we focus on next year. See https://about.iftas.org/moderator-needs-assessment/ for details
#Fedimods #Moderators #FediAdmin #Moderation
http://about.iftas.org/moderator-needs-assessment
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objects (@objects@bv.umbrellix.org)
Well that’s very funny.
Transfeminist activtypub is unleashing the toolkit all too often used against its members, i.e. the Hot Allostatic Load / transfem disposability, against an AMAB enby who I wrongly headcanon as transfem, who is now closing his entire online empire.
All because said AMAB enby who isn’t transfem took a stance on a word that seemed to him to be being used as a transmasc-phobic slur.
Fucking kill me right now.
And while you’re at it, check your enbyphobia at the door.
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lodart (@lodart@pouet.space)
OVH a lancé de nouvelles offres de VPS vraiment intéressantes :
Mais bon, c'est OVH 
Pouet.space est actuellement chez Pulseheberg, sur un STD-8 à 11€, donc je pourrais économiser pas mal à passer chez OVH.
Vous en pensez quoi les Mastonautes ?
#FediAdmin #MastoAdmin #hébergement #VPS
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mjg (@mjg@mastodon.phoenixtrap.com)
Just re-followed a bunch of mutuals that were stuck in “pending” limbo while my personal #fediverse server was being “protected” by @cloudflare’s “Bot Fight” service. Turns out it’s anathema to #Mastodon and many other servers’ API exchanges.
So now my inbox is finally starting to fill up again with those people’s posts. Hello again and welcome!
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notes (@notes@sharkey.barkshark.xyz)
I run a fediverse relay that is open to queer and furry friendly instances. It is in approval mode, so feel free to send a request and I'll get to it when I get a chance. If you DM me, I'll probably get to it faster.
#FediAdmin
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