Hello fellow leftists,
We've recently had quite a lot of spambots on the instance.
For that reason, we've turned on approval mode for signups. This means that when people want to create a new account, they have to write a short message about why they want an account on radikal.social. The admin team then reads the requests and manually approves or rejects each one.
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This should reduce the amount of spam drastically. However, it could also deter some people from joining, so we're currently planning on making it only temporary.
As a user on radikal.social, what are your thoughts on this ?
How have you experienced the spambots ?
Do you have any proposals other than manual approval ?
We look forward to hearing from you :)
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@radikal I'm fine with approval mode, even if it becomes permanent. I realise it will add to admin chores, and could maybe help out with vetting/approvals if needed.
I've reported a few of the bots this week, they seemed pretty low effort, generated nonsense rather than more sophisticated attempts at "AI" engagement. But I support any effort to keep the Fediverse free of spam.
It has mainly been low effort nonsense spam this time and thanks for reporting some of them :)
It might come in handy with some help in vetting new accounts - I'll check in with the other admins and return :)
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And me :)
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Tak for tilliden :)
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Allan Haverholm
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