That user is pretty annoying tho, I'm pretty sure I've downvoted them organically a ton of times. Setting up your own instance to do it automatically is next level petty and definitely should be blocked.
this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2025
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chinese.lol does seem to be a real instance from a quick glance, albeit one which is clearly being weaponized thanks to lax moderation.
lemmy.doesnotexist.club is weird, there are literally zero posts or comments in the Local tab, so it may specifically exist for this purpose.
I think lemmy.doesnotexist.club was once used to send me the fediverse chick spam
Oh wow, I just checked my old messages and none of the actual nicole accounts come from that instance, but one of the images was hosted there. Definitely sketchy.
Oh, yes, maybe that is why I remembered this domain in connection with those messages
Yeah, same.
This is why I love the fediverse. Each instance can decide what to do with this information and when. We don't need to wait for one single admin on their throne to make a decision for the entire ~~site~~ network. Reddit, insta, and others would have to ask their advertisers first if this is OK or not. Admins here can go "right, fuck off" and either band the bots or tell the instance admins to do something or be defederated.
It wouldn't surprise me if bot writers like this forced parts of the fediverse into a "who knows who" network where certain instances only allow federation if you're introduced by another trusted instance admin. And probably they'll add federated block-lists so when a user is blocked on one instance and tries to create multiple accounts with the same email on different servers, they are automatically blocked on those too.
The cat and mouse games are starting and it will force the fediverse to adapt. As much as I dislike these bot users, they are like bacteria, viruses, or vermin, and the body has to adapt to the intruders. It'll make it strong. Now it's downvoting bots, in the future, it could be Russian disinformation bots. I'm confident the fediverse will respond better than big tech.
“who knows who” network
Ahead of its time :D
Edit: damn @[email protected] is everywhere
Just another "If I don't do it, nobody will" moment 😅
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Thanks! As one wise man once said, "If I don't do it, nobody will!"
Happen quite regularly, on a lot of different topics x)
I almost support automated downvoting of Universalmonk's ban evasion alts.
Same, but it can be used against cool people as well.
I see them hiding on VTC and Lemmy.vg
i thought the votes didnt matter on lemmy
So, you don't have a karma total, like reddit. Your individual posts/comments still can be downvoted, which limits their visibility.
Karma doesn't matter, votes do since it allows boosting or limiting post reach, so vote manipulation for the purposes of stuff like astroturfing is still a concern unless we want to kill every sorting option besides New.
not lemmy.ml? shocked