📣 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.
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/
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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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?
Mastodon has release new patches for 4.5, 4.4, and 4.3:
- 4.5.9
- 4.4.16
- 4.3.22
You can follow my bot @mstdn_release_watcher to get information when mastodon has release a new version.
Fedi admins, you may want to defederate mastodon.cloud
There's a scammer registered on mastodon.cloud who is currently spamming people all over the Fediverse (https://digipres.club/@timixretroplays/116400799417215833).
Mastodon.cloud seems to be an unmoderated instance with open registration. It hasn't responded to multiple previous abuse reports (https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/115027459008099476).
The admin of mastodon.cloud hasn't posted since February 2023 and its server software is very out of date.
Attached: 1 image ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. Mastodon does not "temporarily restrict your visibility" - that is simply not a thing here. If you see a DM or post to that effect begging you to click a link to restore anything, do not click it - report it instead.
Example accounts have been updated:
https://social.roadfm.fr/@akusa
https://social.roadfm.fr/@anyrum
https://social.roadfm.fr/@effiebryant
https://mastodon.lithium03.info/@carolynpalmer
https://mastodon.lithium03.info/@czm2spy
https://mastodon.lithium03.info/@emily-gordon
https://electroverse.tech/@concepcion_thiel
https://electroverse.tech/@jocelynsullivan
https://electroverse.tech/@ugiz
https://todon.ploud.fr/@bryanadavies
https://todon.ploud.fr/@duwa_ury
https://todon.ploud.fr/@ezomo
https://gs.leftic.club/@aji_roti
https://gs.leftic.club/@Okem_Gecyj
https://gs.leftic.club/@VioletQuinn
424 Posts, 2 Following, 1 Follower · Breathe in, breathe out 🥀.
🚨 Warning for Mastodon instance admins
Over the past few days, I’ve been noticing a wave of coordinated bot registrations. These accounts typically have AI-generated avatars, English names, and sign up using suspicious domains (.click, .work, tmail.mx, etc.) and similar IP ranges.
Behavior: they boost random posts to appear legitimate, but have 0 followers and no real activity.
✅ Recommendation: enable manual approval for new registrations if you haven’t already.
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