Chris TrottierJan 31, 2023

So mastodon.social was under a DDoS attack.

@Gargron confirms this.

Someone out there doesn't like the Fediverse.

But also, if they thought that taking down mastodon.social would take down the Fediverse, then they were incredibly foolish!

The Fediverse is built on redundancies.

This isn't like Twitter where a Fail Whale would bring down the entire social network.

https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/109781490892884305

Show threadMike FraserJan 31, 2023
@atomicpoet @Gargron I'm worried this is the first wave. Any instance over a handful of users is carrying a lot of squatter accounts many of which might simply be bot soldiers waiting to be activated. It would be a simple way to get around the proxies.
I wouldn't plan the parade just yet..
Show threadChris TrottierJan 31, 2023
@mike @atomicpoet @Gargron Probably, but it’s a war they’ll lose. They can whack one instance. Maybe even a few. But they can’t take down all of us.
Show threadMasto.poetryJan 31, 2023
@atomicpoet @atomicpoet @Gargron @mike
any idea who "they" are?
Show threadMike FraserJan 31, 2023
@Mastopoet @atomicpoet @atomicpoet @Gargron Ford executives
Show threadMasto.poetryJan 31, 2023
@mike @atomicpoet @atomicpoet @Gargron
This looks vaguely familiar, but I can’t figure out what you’re replying to
Show threadMike FraserJan 31, 2023
@Mastopoet @atomicpoet @atomicpoet @Gargron I got confused myself and responded to the wrong post. Sorry my bad.
Show threadMike Fraser
@Mastopoet @atomicpoet @atomicpoet @Gargron But to answer this post correctly "they" are most likely a bot net hired by someone who doesn't like what Mastodon is doing. Usually these people are after a pay day but Mastodon is a non profit, so it's some sort of malicious attack.
Jan 31, 2023 at 6:41pmWeb