See the tool here: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/95652

And some discussion of the issue here: https://lemm.ee/post/177673

This tool produces a list of instances which have a very high number of users compared to the number of comments and posts. These instances are assumed to have high number of bot accounts on them.

Some other instances have started blocking them, should sh.itjust.works follow suit?

Of course, this need not be permanent, and will be reversed when those instances resolve the issue.

For reference, this is a list of instances suspected of being botted by the tool’s default settings: https://overseer.dbzer0.com/api/v1/instances?activity_suspicion=20&domains=true

Ayes and nays please!

  • Difficult_Bit_1339MEnglish
    10·
    2 years ago

    @[email protected]

    Hey! It’s the hypothetical software we were just talking about!

    This sounds really useful. Having to have each admin independently de-federate from spam instances is a huge overhead that a tool like this would help with.

    • imaqtpieMAEnglish
      8·
      2 years ago

      Wow, this platform is growing up before our eyes.

      Thanks https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/u/db0.

      It’s my understanding that db0 was a mod over at r/piracy and was able to get a big chunk of subscribers to come over to Lemmy. Good on him for being one of the only reddit mods to take a stand.