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?
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?
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. 🤷