1337tuxLemmy exceeds million users (maybe more accurately accounts)
Very_Bad_JanetHave all of the Lemmy instances (and kbin ones, too) now added email requirements, captcha, and maybe the little paragraph asking why you should have an account that Beehaw does?
Also, how do you identify bot accounts? Can you bulk ban accounts or.do they all have to be examined and dealt with individually?
ETA: I wasn't suggesting the paragraph. Just wondering what the instances are putting in to prevent bots. I actually tried to sign up for Beehaw, wrote my little paragraph, and then got the pinwheel of death, lol. I was never able to sign up, but lucked out with a kbin.social account. I have to add that it's pretty disappointing to be downvoted for simply asking a question. Feels like what I left at Reddit.
rm_dash_r_starIf understand how Fediverse software works, I think you can just set up a server, install the software, then boom, you're federated with any instances that don't explicitly defederate you. That being the case, anyone can set up an instance, put however many accounts they want on it, then federate. The only safeguard is defederation by each instance individually. If I'm not wrong about that, it's definitely a security issue that needs to be addressed Fediverse wide.