ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agoSpam attack on Twitter/X rival Mastodon highlights 'fediverse' vulnerabilitiestechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1221arrow-down113
arrow-up1208arrow-down1external-linkSpam attack on Twitter/X rival Mastodon highlights 'fediverse' vulnerabilitiestechcrunch.comardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareGrouchy@lemmy.grouchysysadmin.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·9 months agoMastodon and friends are built as open conduits with very little in the way of safety or permissions. Spam should be expected. It’s not a Fediverse vulnerability. It’s a Mastodon vulnerability. Don’t want spam? Use a better fediverse technology.
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·9 months agoOr find a better Server Admin and Server.
Mastodon and friends are built as open conduits with very little in the way of safety or permissions. Spam should be expected.
It’s not a Fediverse vulnerability. It’s a Mastodon vulnerability. Don’t want spam? Use a better fediverse technology.
Or find a better Server Admin and Server.