If you get a #followRequest without your account being locked, the #admins of your #instance have paid attention in advance and warn you about a suspicious account. You can still allow it as a follower, but the one today was indeed extremely suspicious and rubbish.
Friendly reminder: To thank your admins and instance for all their work you can #donate! Find the possibilities on your instance's page. The #Fediverse is #adfree but good #moderation/building instances costs time/money. And - tada:
When people respond to an $83 million judgement with cynical comments about how justice is only for the rich and there is never enough "accountability" I feel like just deleting all of my social media accounts.
I won't do it, but I feel like it more often lately.
It isn't MAGA that makes me think democracy won't work. I expect an anti-democratic contentency.
It's the kind of bizarre expectations others have.
Autocracy is based on lies because so many people don't like the truth.
...more weight to bigger accounts could make the fediverse more resilient and flexible to such attacks.
The just uncovered 50k #Russian trolls on #X by #Germany's #ForeignOffice, as well as the upcoming elections this year around the globe will most surely lead to a huge increase in such attacks.
Believe in the best, but prepare for the worst.
These are my initial thoughts on this.
Also, changing to #FollowRequest and vetting helps.
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Suppose I should implement #FollowRequest since I also adds a vaccine injury hashtag while discussing how I’m on my fourth shot and got not a single one.
Injection site soreness doesn’t count, and is a given when a needle is shoved into a muscle. Takes 24-48 to resolve completely.
If you’re curious, I pinned it. Bring on the #trolls - I know how to block here and I’m on my very own instance - so willing to block entire domains as needed.
If you agree with me, please #follow ! I do tend to boost but I’m a democrat with heart and I’m sick of the shit going on in this country. We need actions rather than words. We need votes, too, but not exclusively! There is more you can do…