I'm sure it's not massively known quite yet, so I'll mention them again:
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BeAware :fediverse:wrote last edited by [email protected]
I'm sure it's not massively known quite yet, so I'll mention them again:
There's a Fedi scraper on multiple instances that's been here for about 6 months now. It won't go away.
Search for "Awakari" on your instance and block/report every account with the same profile pic, as a data scraper.
I've posted about them 7 or 8 times now because they've made multiple instances to ban evade. Those instances include Awakari.com, Awakari.app, and Indy.rest
The owner is [email protected]
Just thought I should keep mentioning them for the new users that haven't blocked them yet, as Mastodon Gmbh seems content with allowing them to operate from their instance.
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Fedi Jedi :jedi:replied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
@BeAware Thanks for the heads up!
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to Fedi Jedi :jedi: last edited by
@fedijedi no problem, friend.
I got into a huge argument with the owner when it was first found because he thinks that following the users hes scraping gives him a pass...βοΈ
If any of my followers are selling my posts without giving me a cut, I'm damn sure gonna get mad cause I don't even make anything off of my craziness!
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Jim Spathreplied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to Jim Spath last edited by
@jspath55 as a user? Or an admin?
I ask because historically, domain blocks by normal users have proven to be just a "mute".
I've seen several times where a person posted "I have blocked xxx domain!" And then in the replies, people from that exact domain wondering how they could see and reply to the post..
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Jim Spathreplied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
@BeAware I'll report this to admin level.
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to Jim Spath last edited by
@jspath55 good idea, friend.
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
@mike hi Mike, I think you might want to know that the owner of a widely blocked scraper is using your instance to block evade. His username is at the bottom of the post aboveοΈ.
He replied to this very post before blocking me.
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Mike McCuereplied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
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akurilovreplied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
@BeAware so pathetic you're on duty to chase another fediverse service daily and nightly. Is it a paid business?
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to akurilov last edited by
@akurilov nah, just an obligation to help my fellow Fedi friends to avoid having their data sold without permission or compensation.
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Shoesmithlcreplied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
@BeAware DUDE!! What you got over there that we donβt? Hack radar? Or is crapAR? As you always on top of the little details that MATTER!!
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to Shoesmithlc last edited by
@Shoesmithlc haha. I've been posting about this particular one for months and the owner keeps block evading so I feel an obligation to stay on top of it.
Hes actually an idiot because he keeps replying to me directly. Giving himself away.
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to Shoesmithlc last edited by
@Shoesmithlc @jspath55 the issue is, users might get the impression that it completely protects their posts from being seen and interacted with by the "blocked" domain. However, that's not the case.
It's like if you hate elephants, but are put into a room full of elephants with a blindfold and earmuffs on. You may not know they're there, but they are.