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[–] DreamDrifter@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

Why? It's easy to get a list of federated servers, in JSON no less. In an afternoon I could build a tool to block them as they come, testing included

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[–] tonytins@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

You're still playing whack-a-mole.

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[–] DreamDrifter@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 3 years ago

Is it really whack a mole if within minutes of federating, a simple automated tool could add them to the list with no human involvement?

I wouldn't say so, at that point it's a trivial technical challenge

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