I see the scammers and bots are here as well.
Just got 'followed' by an account with an x-rated bio.
unfollowed (I think that's the mastodon term) of course.
Ugg....
@unbalancedChaos They are everywhere. If their instance (server) is full of this stuff, you can just block their whole server.
If you see a spammer on here (qoto.org), please report it. We try to get rid of them as soon as we spot them.
@trinsec
thanks, I've just got another one:
@ tiochrisoron@mastodon.top
the first one was from mastadon.top as well. Is this a known problematic instance?
thanks again.
@unbalancedChaos If the spammers are from other servers (so not from here) it's not much we can do about. You can try checking that server's rules and see if this is allowed. If not, you can try reporting them to their admin so they can take action.
If I visit mastodon.top, they seem to be a French instance, and their local timeline seems normal enough. I don't know French, but pulling their server rules through a translator shows me that they don't allow spammers, and bots are allowed max 1 toot per hour. So I guess you could try reporting them to their admin.
At the problematic user's toot or profile page, you can click on the triple dots icon to find the report feature. Be sure to include their admin in the report.
We at qoto.org can't do much about other server's users. Thankfully everybody got blocking/muting tools at their disposal and if a server as a whole is really that troublesome, you can block the whole server. :)
@trinsec
good to know.
I can't seem to find the way to block an instance from my preferences page. A quick google search mentions either a setting in preferences or creating a specially named file that needs to be uploaded somewhere.
If you can share the directions for this instance, that would be appreciated.
thanks.
p.s. I've already Tooted the admin at mastadon.top asking him to look into this.
