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Just got a weird DM with a link from Rimu Discussion & Question Threadiverse Moderation (lazysoci.al)
submitted 4 weeks ago by to c/fediverse@piefed.social
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It's come out of nowhere. Totally unsolicited. Has his account been compromised?

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[โ€“] 5 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

It's a feature Piefed has. The idea is that if you were a bot, the operator would most probably not pay attention to DMs and not click the link. So after 24h the originating instance can mark your account as bot. AFAIK it does not federate between remote (not yours) instances

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  • [โ€“] [S] 11 points 4 weeks ago

    As someone that doesn't post on any piefed instance, why is it bothering me? I'm not on the fediverse to be tracked or authenticate myself. If I wanted that bullshit, I'd join Reddit, X or one of Meta's apps. There needs to be safeguards around features not harassing people. Especially people that don't even use their instance.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    why can't your reply back you are not? the link clicking I think is something most anyone here would not do when instructed by a dm.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    You can. It says that in the OP. The link goes to Piefed.social domain, so shouldn't be suspicious. Replying back requires manual review from someone who is a volunteer moderator, administrator and developer. The link automates the process so he can focus on other things.

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