Anybody else block Lemmit.Online spambot?

[ptz@dubvee.org]

Not blocked, but my instance is fully de-federated from lemmit.online.

And yes, I consider all the re-post instances/bots to be spam.

[snokenkeekaguard@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

First thing I did. 2 years ago when I joined lemmy. Them decided to remove all bot accounts entirely

[dbtng@eviltoast.org]

I'm still kinda new here. I'm guessing if enough instances admins hate it and defederate Lemmit.Online, they might stop?
I haven't seen much lemmy drama yet. (Well, other than lemvotes, that was dramatic.) I don't know how these things sort out.

[dbtng@eviltoast.org]

Its that old? I don't know why I'm suddenly seeing their stuff. I'll inquire w/my instance admin.

[green_mouse@piefed.social]

I didn't see this bot, but that's probably because I selected “hide bots” in the settings.

[neidu3@sh.itjust.works]

I don't consider it spam, but it's redundant enough to have ended up on my blocklist.

[dbtng@eviltoast.org]

I've just checked that setting. Ok, that's an option, thx. This is the first bot that I've actually noticed (aka it annoyed me), and I've blocked it specifically.

[bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de]

I need it to keep up with medical news from a niche community.

Just block it and move on.

[ludrol@szmer.info]

Probably someone followed some community that the bot posts to on your instance and it begun federating.

[swizzlestick@lemmy.zip]

First block on my list ¯\(ツ)/¯

[dbtng@eviltoast.org]

Ok. This is useful info.

[bubs@lemm.ee]

I don't really mind them all that much. The communities are easily blocked if you don't like the particular type of content.

Despite the general cesspool that Reddit has become, it still has some good content within many of the smaller subs that are less affected by bots and politics. If I can get some of that content without giving Reddit an ounce of traffic, it's fine by me.

That said, I'm also the type of Lemmy user who frequently scrolls through every post and runs out of new posts. My app marks every post as "read" when I scroll past it and often I clear the whole "top today" list. I don't read every post though. Anyways, I appreciate any way to get more context on Lemmy.

[brewchin@lemmy.world]

Some people get value out of it. Others don't.

That's why the blocking capability exists. ‍️

[dbtng@eviltoast.org]

Somebody else pointed out, maybe my instance just federated with them. This seems a likely cause for the sudden change in my feed.

[ironkrill@lemmy.ca]

About two years ago, yeah. I can just visit Reddit for the one or two subreddits left that I want to see. Viewing them with worse formatting and missing comments is pointless for me.

[interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

I just view my Subscribed feed, so no.