@jerry @kuoirad the one that focused in my attention was ‘on this date in history #, thing happened. It wouldn’t have if they’d used Our Product bla bla bla…’. The scantiest thread of connection…

And where I’m asking for hashtags like Infosec, cybersecurity or the likes, it feels like a grey shade, icky but not worth whinging to an overworked & volunteer moderator team.

That said, I’ll go looking for it. Maybe bruised knuckles or a harsh warning will be enough to deter them.

@jerry @kuoirad hey, my (halfway sure) apologies to I.e people. I think what I’m seeing is due to my asking to see a hashtag in my feed. No idea how I did it and will spend time relearning. I just became aware of a steady uptick in spammy toots and clicked a particularly-bad one’s author Saturday to unfollow, only to learn I wasn’t following them. Clicked a few more and same. Took until a cuppa coffee and a bit more engaged thinking today to conclude maybe it’s this, not the instance going “freemium” or whatever.

@guinan I’m seeing ads (toots from utter strangers, usually commercial) in Infosec.exchange, too.

Must have missed the memo they were gonna do this.