Most of the mastodon.social #botnet we recently confirmed is still intact.
https://mastodon.social/@madeindex/113214966299464693
Only the accounts we all reported were banned, while the others are still active.
The #reports specifically mentioned that they are part of a larger botnet, to no effect.
#Mastodon #software seems to be great at automatically detecting obvious botnets, like the first example while struggling with #AI generated, higher-quality profiles.
#admin #report #fediverse #it #tech #socialmedia
I wonder if I have discovered a huge #Mastodonsocial bot net.Look at the profile description, most of the (the similar looking) followers, names, posts (#AI made images), the accounts engaging with those & join date.
They seem to advertise the same 2 websites.
Examples:
https://mastodon.social/@thomasleah
https://mastodon.social/@thomasking
https://mastodon.social/@johnnysands
...@Mastodon @Gargron @staff
What do you think?#Fediverse #Mastodon #botnet #bot #bots #it #tech #automation #artificialintelligence #socialmedia
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gbe81749 @ gbe81749 7 followers
wth76494 @ wth76494 9 followers
kzi52610 @ kzi52610 10 followers
dcb03763 @ dcb03763 2 followers
sta64557 @ sta64557 6 followers
avn80655 @ avn80655 0 followers
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Richard Burton @ RichardBurton 1 follower
Mark @ MarkMillar 64 followers
Mikel Billy @ MikelBilly 2 followers
Samantha @samanthacardinas
47 followers
Colette Valverde @ coletteValverde 58 followers
MarionBlake @ MarionBlake 66 followers
MC Kennedy @ MCKennedy 64 followers
thomasleah @ thomasleah 61 followers
johnnysands @ johnnysands 64 followers
MadeInDex
Unknown parent • • •@MurmeltHier
They are very well done, this is an example profile: https://mastodon.social/@MikelBilly
Here are the things to look for:
https://mastodon.social/@madeindex/113214966299464693
Most post links to the same 2 programs, there was a great comment on it with further information by @janeadams :
https://mastodon.social/@janeadams@datavis.social/113215126505281857
MadeInDex
2024-09-28 11:34:49
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MadeInDex
Unknown parent • • •Does this link work? :)
https://mastodon.social/@MikelBilly/113226677639970928
Mikel Billy (@MikelBilly@mastodon.social)
MastodonMadeInDex
in reply to MadeInDex • • •https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/32384
Bot prevention methods & reports are not sufficient for AI botnets / content · Issue #32384 · mastodon/mastodon
GitHubsamx
in reply to MadeInDex • • •MadeInDex
in reply to samx • • •@samx
What a horrific scenario!
Most people seem to be unable to tell if they are talking to a #bot or a person.
This problem will only increase in the near future. 🤖
samx
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Some marry a #robot some marry a pillow, #love is an unpredictable thing 🤖 🛏️ ❤️ 🤷 😋
My Privacy DNS
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in reply to My Privacy DNS • • •@mypdns @MurmeltHier
The #botnet was banned by the #Mastodon team / @renchap it seems - with no further information :)
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/32384
Bot prevention methods & reports are not sufficient for AI botnets / content · Issue #32384 · mastodon/mastodon
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