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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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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day 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.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

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

[–] shrek_is_love@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 day ago (1 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

[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I think this is the best advice. Already reported and blocked.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 7 points 1 day 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

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

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

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Zacryon@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As a last measure, yeah. But people shouldn't be forced to give up their accounts just because other people are assholes.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 2 points 21 hours ago

That's far but honestly what is the solution? They know your handle. They can just make a new account and do the same thing if they're blocked...

Block him and Mod report seems your only options

[–] Chezus9247@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

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

[–] BlackJerseyGiant@lemmy.world -5 points 1 day ago (1 children)