Once again, my luck hits on the right approach…

I spent months working with my #FowlPlace account (& a handful of joke accounts) to delete all data & activity, until they got annoyed with my efforts to un-like everything I’d liked (which failed because they're broken) after deleting every tweet & unretweeting every retweet. The account was killed for “inauthentic activity" months ago.
There is nothing left for them to now decide to slurp into the #AI sewer. https://mastodon.social/@mcc/113324561126619404

I have somehow acquired more followers on the #Fediverse in under 2 years than I ever had at the #FowlPlace in over a decade.
Not so thrilled that it means my 'reach' now seems to extend into a sample that is showing glimmers of Sturgeon's Law at the fringes.

For the 10%’s sake, I can only ask that you read what I write carefully. If you engage, please understand that I’m not here on any sort of crusade and I’m not interested in doing battle. Do not seek a fight.

I surrender by blocking.

Clearly the #Fediverse is maturing.

In my new followers I see 2 which are almost certainly inauthentic: “real name” in username, following many more (10X+) than follow them, randomly anodyne bios, very few toots, all either boosts of random slop or trite generic advicey stuff. No conversations.

I got these steadily back in the #FowlPlace and blocked them as they followed me because most were clearly thirst-traps posting cheesecake shots. There I blocked on sight. Not sure that fits these.

Getting a little desperate over there, huh

#cults #scientology #fowlplace #wtf

I'd occasionally click through to the #FowlPlace to check on a couple of accounts that hadn't migrated away. Except my timeline no longer exists.

It's not my adblocker, it's not been deleted — I can see my own timeline and list of followers — but both the real and 'for you' timelines are acting like I'm a new user so I can't see who I follow.