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[โ€“] NoiseColor@startrek.website 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don't get it, what's going on? I'm on mastodon and I'm unaware of anything.

[โ€“] JupiterRowland@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There seems to be another massive spam wave going on.

Or so I've heard. I'm on Hubzilla. ๐Ÿ˜‰

[โ€“] Microw@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What does Hubzilla have that gives them better tools to fight this?

[โ€“] scott@authorship.studio 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@Microw

What does Hubzilla have that gives them better tools to fight this?

By default, you only see posts from people you follow, and replies to their posts. And by replies, we mean replies to each particular thread.

Unlike Mastodon, all posts and replies are part of a thread (like a forum post or a Facebook-style social media post). Both the administrator and the person who started the thread can delete comments within that thread.

This also means you can unfollow specific conversations (threads) while continuing following someone's channel.

With Mastodon, people can randomly mention you and you are notified of the post. With Hubzilla, this is turned off by default, although you can turn it on if you want. Spammers can't spam you by mentioning you.

And then there are the various ways to block channels.

So spammers can't get into your inbox very easily, and if they do, they are easy to block.

[โ€“] Emperor@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

The more I read about Hubzilla, the more I like the sound if it.

[โ€“] scott@authorship.studio 5 points 1 month ago

@NoiseColor It is mostly an issue that administrators have to handle, but if they don't handle it, it starts spilling over into fediverse conversations.

Basically, a bunch of people create fake accounts for the purpose of sending spam or other nefarious purposes.

It takes up server space, and potentially contains illegal content. Basically stuff an admin does not want on their servers.

[โ€“] Kierunkowy74@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

And Pleroma/Akkoma with its MRF policies