Mastodon [and the Fediverse generally] Has A Serious SPAM Problem | Brodie Robertson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KCwq9e-H5M

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/9006187

Over the past week or so there has been a serious spam problem hitting mastodon and rest of the fediverse especially misskey over on the japanese side of things and the story behind it is absolutely wild.

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16 Comments

originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 19 pts · 2y (3 replies)

he whines as he broadcasts from ad-riddled youtube

PlexSheep@feddit.de · 23 pts · 2y

Ads are just spam that someone pays for

Supermariofan67@programming.dev · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Did you... watch the video? You act as if he's bashing the fediverse or isn't a strong supporter of it

originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 4 pts · 2y

i just hate youtube

halm@leminal.space · 18 pts · 2y (6 replies)

No, YouTube has a serious idiot commenter problem.

ExcursionInversion@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Both can be true.

halm@leminal.space · -2 pts · 2y

Sure, but when the first claim comes from a sensationalist youtuber, its claim to veracity sort of loses weight.

THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch · 2 pts · 2y

They are all shills sucking ads for profit

SmokeInFog@midwest.social · -9 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Lol, if you think that absolutely open sign ups on instances isn't a problem, then thanks for advertising the bankruptcy of your opinions

halm@leminal.space · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Nice strawman argument, was that what I said? Nope.

Also, "advertising the bankruptcy of your opinions"? Go easy on the thesaurus, kid.

SmokeInFog@midwest.social · -6 pts · 2y

Go easy on the thesaurus, kid.

Always the hallmark of a real contender. Oh, did I say "hallmark"? Hope that doesn't cause you to stumble. "Stumble" means to trip while walking; in this case it's a metaphor for thinking.

Hope that was clear enough for you.

Nice strawman argument

Huh. Considering the primary point of the video was how open signups are bad, I don't know why you contradicted your comment on the other thread and said this video has no valid point.

So nice self-contradiction I guess?

Vilian@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 2y (3 replies)

you'll really are whining about the video, instead trying to help with the issue

THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch · -3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Oh really and you must be the one doing all the work eh ?

Vilian@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

no, but i'm not trying to hide the problem

THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch · 2 pts · 2y

Fair

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