Stux from geddit.social think that the massive recent wave of ~100k new Lemmy accounts is likely mostly spammers. Captchas suck, but are they better than the alternative?

    • Troy
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      1 year ago

      You joke, but I wouldn’t be opposed. Would make it hard to sign up for a non-local instance though.

      But then, I’m also the guy who just spent 11 years on reddit with his real name. So clearly privacy has never been my deciding factor when choosing a social network.

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        1 year ago

        That’s the best approach to leaving footprints on the internet. Especially on social media. Assume everything is public.

    • smorksMA
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      1 year ago

      hahaha yes! that’ll fix everything!

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        1 year ago

        Undoubtedly. 😂

        Joke aside, longer term, we could have a privacy-tiered verification approach. For example SMS verification for automatic approval, or text application for manual review. Some users might be OK giving their phone numbers for this purpose, while others might prefer submitting an essay. 🤷