After another spam wave, we're so grateful for @iftas

Their quick action prevented a repeat of the spam wave earlier in the year and things seem to be under control.

Thankfully, our complex signup process held up and the spam accounts involved in this attack weren't able to set-up on our instance! 💪

You can support IFTAS and the work they do to prevent & slow attacks like this here: https://about.iftas.org/donate/

#Spam #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin #Moderation

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^IFTAS

We think this can shake up social media 🕺

Our new Amplifier lets you curate your timeline as you scroll with the flick of a switch and personalise your social web.

By simplifying your feed, you can catch up on conversations that matter to you. Just turn on the Amplifier in your Newsmast settings!

Now on the Newsmast app, update or download on the App & Play Stores then login with your Mastodon account.

#fediverse #fedidev #tech #fediadmin #mastodon

Are you an admin of a fedi instance? Consider adding #Tor Federation support!

• Mastodon
• Pleroma
• Misskey and forks
• Mitra

#MastoAdmin #FediAdmin

Quick example of federating with darknet instances from clearnet

Quick example of federating with darknet instances from clearnet - 001-proxy.md

^Gist

yes.

also hi brodie this is like the 3rd time we're (probably) involved in a video of yours again since you're gonna be making a video on this #fediblock#fediblockmeta#fediadmins#fediadmin#mastoadmin#mastoadmins#spam

RE: Kuroneko incident

#fediadmins are advised to temporarily disable sign-ups for now, or implement some anti-spam measure to limit signups to not get spammed.
Currently they are targeting #misskey and #mastodon, but other #activitypub servers may soon be targeted.

More details will be posted soon. Stay tuned. #fediblock#fediadmin#fedadmins#mastodadmin#misskeyadmin#cybersecurity#spam

There's currently an incident involving some kind of Japanese skids who call themselves the "Kuroneko" organization.

They seem to be attempting to commit DDoS attacks on Misskey servers, constantly creating new accounts on compromised instances and spamming advertisements for their hacking services.

Admins who are federating with these compromised servers, while they might not get compromised themselves, may be affected by the sheer amount of traffic volume from their spam.

Admins are advised to #fediblock or temporarily stop sending requests to affected servers for now, if they don't want to get secondhand DoS'd

IMO I never expected them to be Japanese out of all things, kinda funny. They also host VOICEROID and VOICEVOX TTS bots on their Discord apparently. Kinda a weird flex I guess.

But yeah, probably just a bunch of skids.
#fediblock#fediadmin#fedadmins#mastodadmin#misskeyadmin

:NoMeta: #MetaBlock :NoMeta:

For users, mods, admins: Importable #blocklist of #Meta domains: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12pZEz9zMuNyNeJ7y3iK5OIPqn1ALpbwn/view?usp=sharing

Sources:
1. https://gitea.whitespashe.uk/Whitespashe/MetaDomains/src/branch/main/
2. https://datakra.sh/assets/lizard.txt

For #Fediverse server admins: #iptables commands to block inbound (loads of Threads users) & outbound traffic (like data mining) from Meta's IP addresses: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lipuAfIC9Q22VClDbTgI_7KZ_aajVZDm/view?usp=sharing

Sources:
1. https://ipinfo.io/AS32934
2. https://bgp.he.net/AS32934#_prefixes
3. https://burrow.rabbits-at.work/media/24c3c118bf8a0d683de9179738ca3453c14372ebc85911bd29a99937b85b5288.txt

#FediBlock #FediPact #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin

MetaDomains

The list of meta/Facebook domains

^{Git, but without all the Shit.}

I think I found the domain name of #Threads, #Meta's new #Fedi-enabled service, also codenamed #Project92, #P92, and #Barcelona.

URL: https://threads.net
IPv4: 157.240.22.63
IPv6: 2a03:2880:f231:c5:face:b00c:0:43fe (note "face:b00c")

Looking up threads.net returns #Instagram's logo, the title "Barcelona" and "this page isn't available" (probably because it's not open yet).

I'd recommend every #MastoAdmin #FediAdmin in the #FediPact to #FediBlock them before they go live on the #Fediverse!

We, the moderation and administration of tech.lgbt, are signing the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact in fellowship with our peer communities. (https://vantaa.black/pact)

There is over a decade of precedent that Facebook will not have users' best interests as their guiding principle but rather profit margins, if it joins the Fediverse.

We at tech.lgbt have long held the belief that corporation owned instances are a threat to the core of the Fediverse: freedom for users to be themselves and to be a part of their communities. The 2010s saw the loss of online freedom when the majority of the Web was consolidated into a few destinations, and Facebook entering here could lead us back to centralization. Furthermore, NDAs for server admins will constrain our sovereignty online by binding us legally from disrupting their business.

We are not products. We are people, and we do not welcome Facebook in this space.

#meta #FediPact #facebook #project92 #mastodon #fediverse #FediBlockMeta #FediAdmin #p92 #MastoAdmin

By the way, We have joined hundreds of admins and mods across the fediverse in pledging to block Facebook/Meta-owned servers (and have already blocked a couple likely domains): https://fedipact.online/

Facebook's right-wing bias, lack of moderation, and extremely successful attempt to essentially replace the web in vast portions of the world have been disastrous for the Internet and society in general. I have also seen several cycles of giant corporations running services using open protocols and, once they've captured a big enough userbase, switching to a proprietary system and then killing it off whenever they feel like it.

A better Internet is possible—but not funded by ads and run for profit by a single giant evil corporation.

#MastoAdmin #FediAdmin #meta #MetaMeta

#Fediblock

bassam.social is full of #queerphobic users which also don't mind #harassing me and other users.

A few examples:
- https://bassam.social/@ahm7d25
- https://bassam.social/@fearless
- https://bassam.social/notice/AW11Ee8majGy5vDFse
- https://bassam.social/notice/AW0zhmGtEymBnjlftI
- https://bassam.social/notice/AW0zTY0PU3WbVDH3ke

It is already blocked on mstdn.social and masto.ai

Please boost this to spread awareness! ❤️

related to https://mstdn.social/@MagicLike/110407558763753155

#FollowerPower #FuckQueerphobia
#Queerphobia
#Harassment
#MastoAdmin #FediAdmin #MastoMod #FediMod

أحمد أبوسلطان (@ahm7d25@bassam.social)

^{bassam.social}

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So this has happened:

Can we talk about this, please? #fediblock, #fediAdmin

This is not ok.

(Source: https://twitter.com/triketora/status/1594348646396559361)

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solid thread of resources (via @maloki) for anybody who's thinking about setting up their own instance and doesn't want to spend their first week playing nazi whack-a-mole: https://rage.love/@maloki/109298808353533546

#mastoAdmin #meta #fediAdmin

maloki 🍍 (@maloki@rage.love)

Has anyone made a fresh post with the recommended basic block list if you set up a new instance that I can boost!?

^Rage.love