See the tool here: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/95652

And some discussion of the issue here: https://lemm.ee/post/177673

This tool produces a list of instances which have a very high number of users compared to the number of comments and posts. These instances are assumed to have high number of bot accounts on them.

Some other instances have started blocking them, should sh.itjust.works follow suit?

Of course, this need not be permanent, and will be reversed when those instances resolve the issue.

For reference, this is a list of instances suspected of being botted by the tool's default settings: https://overseer.dbzer0.com/api/v1/instances?activity_suspicion=20&domains=true

Ayes and nays please!

Registrations should require a valid email address and temporary/disposable (e.g. temp-mail.org ) email services should be rejected.

Note this should not be implemented as a whitelist; "obscure" email services such as Protonmail, Tutanota and personal email servers should be allowed.

Pros:

• Cuts down on the number of trolls attempting to register, reducing load on mods and admins.
• Improves our standing with other instances.
• Ensures users have the ability to reset their password.

Cons:

• Has privacy concerns - people may not want to associate their email address with everything.
• Users may not (and perhaps should not have to) trust the admins of this instance with their email.
• May not be supported well by Lemmy, and/or require a blacklist that needs updating.

Aye and nay in the comments, please.