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Anybody else block Lemmit.Online spambot? (eviltoast.org)

submitted 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This bot's whole purpose is to import crap from Reddit to ... here? Why would anyone want that? Somebody did a bunch of work, made an instance and a bot, and they've currently got it spamming Lemmy ... just to enshitifiy lemmy.

Lemmit.Online [email protected]

I blocked the bot and the instance, but I have to login in order for that to be effective. If I don't login, this stuff is all over the main feed.

Am I the only one that thinks this is spam?

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Edit ... Thanks, people. Learned some things.

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[–] SnokenKeekaGuard 8 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (3 children)

First thing I did. 2 years ago when I joined lemmy. Them decided to remove all bot accounts entirely

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

Its that old? I don't know why I'm suddenly seeing their stuff. I'll inquire w/my instance admin.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Probably someone followed some community that the bot posts to on your instance and it begun federating.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago

Ok. This is useful info.