There have been multiple accounts created with the sole purpose of posting advertisement posts or replies containing unsolicited advertising.

Accounts which solely post advertisements, or persistently post them may be terminated.

(Edit - it's over, for now.) Why are there so many cracked software spam posts in the last few days?

I know spam posts have been around for a while but not like this.

I’m in the Fediverse for the lack of advertising as much as anything else but this may as well be R****t.

Apologies for the rant, please lmk if I’m missing something obvious.

Thanks.

Thekingoflorda ,
@Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world avatar

Yea, no clue, very annoying to deal with. I’ve been building tools to allow us to delete them faster. Some information on how it currently works: if a post get’s reported more than 3 times in a short time, some people get notified and they can identify whether it’s spam and then instantly delete it. We also have an automod made by Rooki which has a list of blacklisted URL’s. If anyone has any ideas on how to improve this, feel free to share.

ianovic69 OP ,
@ianovic69@feddit.uk avatar

Thanks for replying, much appreciated.

CaptainBasculin ,

I agree. Reminds me of the days I moderated a discord server, where I coded a bot to end the spam waves. Lemmy API has the endpoints for moderation too, so maybe a similar approach could be used here?

Thekingoflorda ,
@Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world avatar

Been working on that (:

TrickDacy ,

No idea what a “cracked software spam post” would look or be like but I don’t think I’ve ever seen one.

ianovic69 OP ,
@ianovic69@feddit.uk avatar

Each post is about a cracked version of a usually popular piece of commercial software. There’s been loads of them.

TrickDacy ,

Haven’t seen a single one

tedu ,

https://lemmy.world/modlog?page=1&actionType=ModBan

HootinNHollerin ,

I often sort by new and saw a lot. If you’re sorting by active it might’ve been removed by the time you got to it.

TrickDacy ,

Ah ok. Yeah I usually sort by Top 6hr

HootinNHollerin , (edited )

It’s likely malware inside that cracked software too, as it’s being promoted by the poster

Fisch ,
@Fisch@lemmy.ml avatar

I’ve seen one today and one yesterday. It’s basically a post saying “Here’s this great software that does this and this. Download a cracked version here for free!”

HootinNHollerin ,

Report, downvote, and block

Rocketpoweredgorilla , (edited )
@Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca avatar

What is the best way to report it? Message a mod?

Edit: Found it on desktop, It’s just not on the Mlmym interface.

HootinNHollerin ,

The app I use, voyager, has 3 lil dots on each post and comment that opens a menu which contains report, block etc options

Rocketpoweredgorilla ,
@Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca avatar

Ah ok, I found the option on normal desktop, but apparently it’s not on the Mlmym interface which I use the most.

Thekingoflorda ,
@Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world avatar

This helps us the most.

Engywuck ,

I’m sick of them, as well. I keep reporting/blocking but these fuckers keep making accounts on different instances.

db2 ,

To spread some kind of malware.

BorisBoreUs ,
@BorisBoreUs@lemmy.world avatar

Can mods at /c/technology do anything? Thats where I’m seeing them the most

ianovic69 OP ,
@ianovic69@feddit.uk avatar

Let’s all ask. If they can’t they may know who can?

Btw, love your banner image. Looks like the Swiss Alps, did you take it?

BorisBoreUs ,
@BorisBoreUs@lemmy.world avatar

Absolutely not. :) Liberally borrowed from the abundance of the internet.

ianovic69 OP ,
@ianovic69@feddit.uk avatar

(the sound of many shocked intakes of breath)

Sir, this is a Wendy’s!

mPony ,

they seemed to be leaking in from one particular instance I was subbed to. I unsubbed from that instance before coffee this morning and now I can't even remember which one it was, so I'm seeing fewer of them, at least.

ianovic69 OP ,
@ianovic69@feddit.uk avatar

Oh no, you can do it!

Remember, remember, remember, remember…

No pressure 🗿

ominouslemon ,

The instance is toast.ooo but there’s spam also coming from lemmynsfw.com

Skelectus ,
@Skelectus@suppo.fi avatar

They are coming from many instances. None of them seem to have the security question enabled at signup.

ianovic69 OP ,
@ianovic69@feddit.uk avatar

Oh, how are you able to see that?

Skelectus ,
@Skelectus@suppo.fi avatar

Simply going to the instance and looking at the signup page.

HootinNHollerin , (edited )

On voyager it’s a setting to show the users instance. I always have that on. Helps to give context

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