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[–] 65 points 6 months ago (7 children)

At least Mastodon is properly federated. The benefits of decentralization sort of make this a waste of money/resources, right?

I remember when this was happening to Lemmy all the time too.

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  • [–] 37 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Depends on what your goal is. .social has half a million active users every month, so it certainly had some impact

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  • [–] 35 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Given that bluesky was hit a few days ago, could be a threat actor gauging the defenses/responses of 2nd tier targets. I wouldn't put it past musk to use ddos to generate bad press for non-x socials either.

    Plenty of ways this could be worth someone's resources even if complete take down isn't on the table.

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