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!

  • 🐱TheCatEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    Aye

    I think this tool is a really great call out, I’m here because I wanted to make a discussion post about this as well.

    I like the idea of using the tool for reference although I’m not sure it should be an automatic block. It does seem like its a better idea than doing nothing at all about these bot instances though.

    Question Is there a difference between blocking and defederating?

    • SavvyWolfOPEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      I don’t think so; I used “block” as a shorthand for defederate.

      Agreed on doing it manually though, there only seems to be a handful of instances that are problematic, so we probably don’t need to use the python script.

      • GonginEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        They aren’t the same but for the context of this conversation I do not believe it matters much.