FujiTive@lemmy.fmhy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoWhy do bots try to join instances?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareWhy do bots try to join instances?FujiTive@lemmy.fmhy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFlowerTree@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 years agoI assume we’re talking about spam bots, not bots whose entire purpose is to reupload content from elsewhere into here (i.e. reddit reposter bot). Most likely, spam. Spam and scam has been quite a problem on Mastodon, so I wouldn’t be surprised if bad actors want to bring them here.
I assume we’re talking about spam bots, not bots whose entire purpose is to reupload content from elsewhere into here (i.e. reddit reposter bot).
Most likely, spam. Spam and scam has been quite a problem on Mastodon, so I wouldn’t be surprised if bad actors want to bring them here.