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Self-deleting downvote bots, post bots (lemmus.org)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by sundray@lemmus.org to c/support@lemmy.world

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Accounts are being created on lemmy.world, downvoting en mass, and then deleting themselves. (See this example, https://lemvotes.org/user/iuyfihefoqerhif@lemmy.world - 99 downvotes in 7 minutes.)

Accounts are also being created, then flooding communities with posts, then also deleting themselves. A few examples below:

Are the admins aware of this behavior? If so, is anything being done to remediate this issue?

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[–] Rhoeri@piefed.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

.world admins don’t really do shit. So I wouldn’t expect much.

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Piefed.social admin here. They are absolutely aware of this and are trying to stop it.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org -1 points 2 weeks ago

I appreciate the confirmation, thank you ❤️

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Do votes matter?

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 7 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, they can in certain contexts. Bulk downvoting on posts can degrade their visibility.

[–] MrKaplan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

we're very much aware of this. there are several individuals continuously evading bans. see also https://lemmy.world/post/39539586.

unfortunately, the tooling natively available in lemmy is rather limited, and identifying these accounts automatically without having a decent chance of false positives is challenging. there are already some measures we've implemented, but the stricter we become the more we risk affecting legitimate users with this.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org -1 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you for letting me know, I appreciate it! 🤎