Post AW6tFtyyeTmVrt9I5w by ruud@mastodon.world
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 (DIR) Post #AW6ANbqLTtCtzQPdMO by stux@mstdn.social
       2023-05-28T01:34:20Z
       
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       Perhaps a little tip for other #Mastodon admins and moderatorsFor the 'typical' gambling and business spam accounts, be sure to always checkout an IPv4 IP to see if there are more spam accounts so you can block the IP also!IPv6 is much less frequent but if you have the time check it all :nkoHammer: These accounts are often from Vietnamse gambling sites and don't do much but I simply don't want them on here..It only adds to a less accurate user count for exampleAnd it's spam.. so!
       
 (DIR) Post #AW6AhpwOmB9bVKtAtU by stux@mstdn.social
       2023-05-28T01:38:04Z
       
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       @privateger Yup i know.. in my book spam :blobcatgiggle:
       
 (DIR) Post #AW6Ay7yRUuug49c4Iq by FallsMom@mastodon.coffee
       2023-05-28T01:41:01Z
       
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       @stux Thanx for all you do Sux!  Of course with help from George & Washy! 🐱 🐱
       
 (DIR) Post #AW6B2iUreFayUwxyGe by philippmichelreichold@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-05-28T01:41:51Z
       
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       @stux I don't like spa-a-a-a-am!
       
 (DIR) Post #AW6Bo7N0zGcRFgthZI by trebach@masto.ai
       2023-05-28T01:50:27Z
       
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       @stux For IPv6, I suggest you block at least their /48 block. Every ISP I've heard of issues a /48 or a /64 to their residential customers
       
 (DIR) Post #AW6DsjvRmUAltcKnJ2 by calculsoberic@mstdn.social
       2023-05-28T02:13:40Z
       
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       @stux I noticed that too! Thanks stux 🍵
       
 (DIR) Post #AW6blp8wNhxkx1sgca by trinsec@qoto.org
       2023-05-28T06:41:20Z
       
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       @stux Yeah, I do that too. Or an account I'm not terribly sure about, check common IP suspended accounts helps too. (Yes, I pre-emptively quickly check new accounts in the account list in the admin screen, often suspend before they even get the chance to spam)
       
 (DIR) Post #AW6hXRfVSkE7ofdlcu by dinandmentink@mastodon.online
       2023-05-28T07:45:57Z
       
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       @stux @privateger would it help to set a rel no follow on all outgoing links, mastodon-wide? It would have no user impact but remove incentive for spammers to place these links.I seem to remember a lot of forums did this in the day. Not sure. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/rel
       
 (DIR) Post #AW6rCeKSCArQXgW2AC by SergioGlorias@mastodon.online
       2023-05-28T09:33:46Z
       
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       @stux The problem with ipv6 is also just because it's a different computer, it already has a different IP even though it's on the same network
       
 (DIR) Post #AW6tFtyyeTmVrt9I5w by ruud@mastodon.world
       2023-05-28T09:57:24Z
       
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       @stux Yes this takes some time every day removing those. And I’m away for a couple of days so I will have to catch up when I’m back 🤪
       
 (DIR) Post #AW7AGkOnT1yDeiDN8S by stux@mstdn.social
       2023-05-28T13:07:57Z
       
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       @ruud What a battle huh :blobcatgiggle:
       
 (DIR) Post #AW7aNiBcgn5xd42BHc by cd24@sfba.social
       2023-05-28T18:00:24Z
       
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       @stux we’ve found that checking out the IP band also helps find other spam. Just dropping the last octet and searching /8 often helps us see dozens more of them. Admittedly, being a geographic instance makes the ip range blocks easier.. but sometimes I’ll find whole /128 bands of these spam accounts.