Scary Austin

Usually my #polls are jokes. This one is quasi-serious.

When you get phishing spam on the Fedi, what do you do?

#Mastodon

Report and block
80%
Report, block, and post a screenshot
4%
Report, block, screenshot, and burn some sage
0%
I click on the link to verify myself, of course
16%
Poll ended at .
Mar 26 at 3:16pmWeb
Show threadScary Austin2d ago
In all seriousness, I usually trust the mods to handle it and just report and block. I only screenshot and post if the spam is hilarious. Should I be posting more screenshots? It seems like it might clog people's feeds if I did it all the time.
Show threadScary Austin1d ago
Oh good, it seems like most people take the same approach. Thank you, everyone!
Show threadKaren E. Lund 💙💛1d ago
@MaryAustinBooks I missed the poll, but I agree with the majority--which is rare for me, except here.
Show threadFaraiwe2d ago

@MaryAustinBooks report, block AND disseminate word.

Interferon.

Show threadScary Austin2d ago
@faraiwe Good analogy! 😂
Show threadFaraiwe2d ago

@MaryAustinBooks you get flagged at mastodon social for doing that, ask me how I know.

This toot is also interferon.

Show threadScary Austin2d ago
@faraiwe Wait, what? They flag you for posting a screenshot of obvious spam?
Show threadFaraiwe2d ago
@MaryAustinBooks Yup
Show threadScary Austin2d ago
@faraiwe Why on earth do they do that? Or is it even worth asking?
Show threadFaraiwe2d ago

@MaryAustinBooks you tell me.

Mostly, I suspect that is because "moderation" in that server is a mafia like thing, where buddies of the moderators can toss someone in the fire, if they get butthurt about something said about them.

Show threadLenora2d ago
@MaryAustinBooks I make a scathing comment then report and block
Show threadScary Austin2d ago
@FaithinBones
How did I forget to include that as an option??
Show threadJohn Deters23h ago
@MaryAustinBooks I generally block and/or add it to a filter only. I don't care about reporting and stuff, too many things are halfway legit to someone else for me to decide what's phishing or not. I do report racist, xenophobic, TERF, or Nazi shit, though.