As the accounts are blocked or deleted quite quickly, the block can be removed fairly quickly. However, the problem is that the posts that were sent as phishing comments are only removed from the servers after a few hours. Until then, they remain in the threads.
As a moderator, you inevitably have to block every account at least once. That's really annoying.
What is disappointing is that the Mastodon moderators do not switch to verified registrations. That would put an end to the spook at once.
Here is my yield from today (without the already removed locks):
@Matthias maybe we should start blocking whole instances, if they don't start cooperating and helping to prevent spam.
And I don't care if it is mastodon.social or any other big server.
If they don't even take simple steps to prevent spam, then they are among the bad servers and spam distributors that leads to set them on official block lists.
@hoergen In my view, these servers are behaving recklessly. In the midst of a spam wave, there is no reason why moderation should not be tightened. Leaving registration open, on the other hand, is an invitation to anyone who wants to harm other people. This is something we are willing to accept. That is negligent and not a good calling card for the Fediverse as a whole.
Yes, such servers are unmoderated from my point of view
No user will be rejected. It may just take a little longer for the registration to be checked.
Matthias
in reply to hoergen • • •@hoergen
The whole thing is a drama.
As the accounts are blocked or deleted quite quickly, the block can be removed fairly quickly. However, the problem is that the posts that were sent as phishing comments are only removed from the servers after a few hours. Until then, they remain in the threads.
As a moderator, you inevitably have to block every account at least once. That's really annoying.
What is disappointing is that the Mastodon moderators do not switch to verified registrations. That would put an end to the spook at once.
Here is my yield from today (without the already removed locks):
hoergen
in reply to Matthias • • •@Matthias maybe we should start blocking whole instances, if they don't start cooperating and helping to prevent spam.
And I don't care if it is mastodon.social or any other big server.
If they don't even take simple steps to prevent spam, then they are among the bad servers and spam distributors that leads to set them on official block lists.
Matthias
in reply to hoergen • • •@hoergen
In my view, these servers are behaving recklessly. In the midst of a spam wave, there is no reason why moderation should not be tightened. Leaving registration open, on the other hand, is an invitation to anyone who wants to harm other people. This is something we are willing to accept. That is negligent and not a good calling card for the Fediverse as a whole.
Yes, such servers are unmoderated from my point of view
No user will be rejected. It may just take a little longer for the registration to be checked.