My instance does not require email validation and so far I have zero spammers or bots. There is one thing I am doing different than everyone else. Can you guess what it is?
jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Lets say you find an instance that meets your requirements, given the lack of email validation, what’s going to happen is that instance will be host to trolls and spammers, top to bottom, and then it will get defederated from the rest of lemmy.
rglullis@communick.news 1 month ago
nimisnimi@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Why wouldn’t you present your solution without the theatricals?
rglullis@communick.news 1 month ago
I did already. The solution is to charge a small payment from every user. I’ve been saying that for everyone that cares to hear since 2022.
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month ago
I would venture that you spun it up yourself.
rglullis@communick.news 1 month ago
It’s still open for registrations. The instance is not just for me.
ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
It's entirely possible to host an instance that doesn't require emails to sign up. Blahaj lemmy and piefed don't for example. We don't have a spam problem though, because we require manual approvals of new accounts. Lack of email verification is only a problem when it's combined with open signup