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minus-square@DreamDrifter@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months agoWhy? It’s easy to get a list of federated servers, in JSON no less. In an afternoon I could build a tool to block them as they come, testing included
minus-square@DreamDrifter@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months agoIs it really whack a mole if within minutes of federating, a simple automated tool could add them to the list with no human involvement? I wouldn’t say so, at that point it’s a trivial technical challenge
Why? It’s easy to get a list of federated servers, in JSON no less. In an afternoon I could build a tool to block them as they come, testing included
You’re still playing whack-a-mole.
Is it really whack a mole if within minutes of federating, a simple automated tool could add them to the list with no human involvement?
I wouldn’t say so, at that point it’s a trivial technical challenge