Ed SummersI got a bluesky account just to be informed. I have no plans to use it, and haven't even posted. But already I'm seeing activity that makes no sense, and reminds of the hellsite that I left behind. Here's a follow from someone who follows 104,100 other people?!
Gordon Mohr ꧁👀꧂@edsu somewhat unavoidable in open system that some accounts will try that.
on their seed instance they've cracked down when they notice it, but all-new mechanisms will be needed to get meaningful counts of things that are essentially 'free' to fake (including, now, superficially-meaningful posts).