See the tool here: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/95652

And some discussion of the issue here: https://lemm.ee/post/177673

This tool produces a list of instances which have a very high number of users compared to the number of comments and posts. These instances are assumed to have high number of bot accounts on them.

Some other instances have started blocking them, should sh.itjust.works follow suit?

Of course, this need not be permanent, and will be reversed when those instances resolve the issue.

For reference, this is a list of instances suspected of being botted by the tool’s default settings: https://overseer.dbzer0.com/api/v1/instances?activity_suspicion=20&domains=true

Ayes and nays please!

  • pancakes@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Aye.

    It’s pretty obvious which ones are botted instances. 30,000 users and 20 total posts on the instance? That’s a bot.

    • kd637_mi@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Not necessarily, my account is on SDF because of their solid uptime, lack of defederated instances, relatively low user count compared to the more bloated instances, and a general appreciation for SDF’s ethos. I generally don’t post in many local communities.

      However there will be some where it’s obvious for sure. I just worry about people on lesser know instances that might not allow free creation of communities, but have policies they agree with.

  • aspseka@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Nay! We should alert them of their mistake and help them fix it. We should only defederate from instances that are only host bots.