Sadly the fediverse might actually prove to be more susceptible to harmful bots and psyops because we don’t have a large centralized system through which to detect bots and botnets and sort out harmful actors. There might in the future be a sort of community maintained public blacklist with thorough vetting and forks for controversial additions, but at the moment that kind of effort, that amount of work, isn’t feasible.
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NatakuNox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
They be trying on here as well. Bots and obvious people working for a government to push a narrative.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Blueskys blocklist people can subscribe too is a good approach. So people can find filters that meet their needs. So like bot filter that could be updated over time.
stopforgettingit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Honestly would love something like this for lemmy. On old reddit I had a enhancement suite script that tagged know bad actors so I could filter them out/add grains of salt. But instead of like on Bluesky where you subscribe to a list managed by someone else, I’d like a local filter that I can apply and won’t update until I update it.
M1ch431@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Would you volunteer to be vetted first?
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Anybody making posts and comments is opening themselves up to how those posts and comments are received. You think I’m some kind of bot? Who am I working for, the DNC?
M1ch431@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
You’re suggesting a public blacklist with thorough vetting, I just thought it’d be fair for you to step forward in such a hypothetical scenario. But you’re right, it’s not feasible - nobody can prove definitively they are an independent actor.
Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Are there enough users here to make that worthwhile?
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Quality over quantity. The psyops on here want to radicalize individuals into taking extreme actions, to create chaos and to become speakers to spread harmful ideologies.
Lumisal@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Nahhh, but if you are worried about that stuff, you should look into NordVPN and use the Opera web browser. I think you can even play Raid: Shadow Legends on it.
(/S)