I have weirdo trying to say I made a bomb threat to flag the auto-mod system. Besides blocking him, what do you think is the best way to avoid stalking? I'd prefer to stay on the platform and not let gross dudes like that win by silencing me. I'm pretty sure it's just a random teenager from Australia. I mostly talk about animals and welfare on my account.

Edit: my account history is my evidence.

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[–] 14 points 4 months ago (4 children)

You can make a new account (possibly on a different instance) and make sure it doesn't have any connections to your current account

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

    Feels like giving the stalker what they want. Why does OP have to erase their identity here just because of some asshole?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    I didn't say they have to do it; I'm just sharing what I would do.

    I consider my Lemmy identity basically disposable so it wouldn't be a very drastic move for me. It's not like we have followers or karma or anything on here aside from a comment history.

    What's your idea?

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago

    Gather evidence, talk to the admins of your instance, and the admins of the instance of the abuser. The best option is to get their account banned or at least blocked at the instance level

    Of course, don't engage with them, it might be best just to block them and they'll get bored and go away

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago*

    +1 for “contact admins.”

    This isn’t Reddit, they are human beings you can reach.

    Don’t let the stalker “win” by switching accounts. If you do that, just do it temporarily; they’ll get bored after a while. Then come back to this account.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago

    Make another account if necessary. Sometimes these people just don't quit

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  • Block him and Mod report seems your only options

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    I'd probably just ignore him and move on. If he keeps bugging you, maybe try asking admins of your instance for help?

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    Make a new account. Easy.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I didn’t k ow we had reach enough people to not notice this kind of thing on Lemmy.

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  • [+] -10 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    I have weirdo trying to say I made a bomb threat to flag the auto-mod system

    Link or it didn’t happen.

    what do you think is the best way to avoid stalking?

    Report them.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    Why does this person need to prove they’re being harassed? Especially when they’re not even calling out the specific user.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    They don’t have to prove it, and I don’t have to believe it without evidence.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Why does your belief matter here?

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago* (2 children)

    Because crybullying & swatting are a thing, so as a lemmy.ml admin, I’m not going to take moderation actions based on unsubstantiated claims.

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  • [–] -4 points 4 months ago (1 child)