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[Lemmy.ca Discussion] What should we do about Lemmit.online (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by TruckBC@lemmy.ca to c/main@lemmy.ca
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@bot@lemmit.online has been subject to multiple reports from our users over the last while.

We would like the users' input on how to deal with it. It is the opinion of the administrators that @bot@lemmit.online, and @lemmit.online doesn't add anything positive and constitutes spam. We especially want to make sure we get feedback as we are more likely to be sensitive to bots like this and other forms of spam compared to most users as we'll often scroll through "All" sorted by new.

Here are the options.

Please vote by up voting on one of the comments below. Downvotes will be ignored. Additional comments and discussion is more than welcome. Results of this discussion will provide us guidance on how to deal with other bots in the future as well.

If you're not a lemmy.ca registered user, please refrain from voting but feel free to comment with your opinion.

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[โ€“] FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Defederation is too drastic.

Would it be possible instead for either communities to whitelist the bot if the wanted the content, or to speak with the developers for them to include a purposeful subscription to it rather than shotgun posting?

[โ€“] Gellis12@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

There are no other users on lemmit.online, and the bot didn't post to any communities outside of lemmit.online. Defederating and banning the bot are functionally identical.

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