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What communities / forums discuss #PhoneSpam?

I'm looking for serious discussion on telemarketing, robocalls, AI calls, and unsolicited voice or text comms generally. Here on the Fediverse or elsewhere.

I'm aware that the #FCC has / has had several recent rulemaking requests for comment. I'm afraid I've missed most such windows.

I'd like to know what's being tried, successfully or otherwise, throughout the world. The problem seems severe in the US presently, but I suspect it's growing elsewhere. AI will all but certainly open new avenues for abuse.

What hashtags are being used for discussion? Are there any Fediverse groups formed on the topic?

Reboosts greatly appreciated.

DM if you prefer, though I'd generally appreciate an open thread.

#robocalls #telemarketing #vishing #smishing #AISpam

What communities / forums discuss #PhoneSpam?

I'm looking for serious discussion on telemarketing, robocalls, AI calls, and unsolicited voice or text comms generally. Here on the Fediverse or elsewhere.

I'm aware that the #FCC has / has had several recent rulemaking requests for comment. I'm afraid I've missed most such windows.

I'd like to know what's being tried, successfully or otherwise, throughout the world. The problem seems severe in the US presently, but I suspect it's growing elsewhere. AI will all but certainly open new avenues for abuse.

What hashtags are being used for discussion? Are there any Fediverse groups formed on the topic?

Reboosts greatly appreciated.

DM if you prefer, though I'd generally appreciate an open thread.

#robocalls #telemarketing #vishing #smishing #AISpam

@alextecplayz

Calling an article “AI slop” seconds after it federates is not media criticism. It is lazy drive-by spam dressed up as tech-gal swagger.

Bring a factual correction or stay out of our blog comments.

You got moderated. Congrats on the speedrun! #BOT #alextecplayz #alextecplaysbot #AI #AISpam

@alextecplayz

Calling an article “AI slop” seconds after it federates is not media criticism. It is lazy drive-by spam dressed up as tech-gal swagger.

Bring a factual correction or stay out of our blog comments.

You got moderated. Congrats on the speedrun! #BOT #alextecplayz #alextecplaysbot #AI #AISpam

Here's the original story: https://the-decoder.com/ai-spam-websites-flood-the-web-with-false-information-and-the-number-is-growing-fast/

#AI #Misinformation #ArtificialIntelligence #FakeNews #TechNews #AISpam

Digg shuts down (again)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/03/digg-shuts-down-again/

Digg shuts down (again)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/03/digg-shuts-down-again/

Projects like Log4j are seeing a flood of low-quality, likely AI-generated security reports that overwhelm maintainers with noise. After high volumes since Dec 2025, only a tiny fraction are real issues and reviewing them strains volunteer time.

Code generation by #AI is not bad per se, but you should still know what you are doing.

https://share.google/5NzOQ0fhog8X2xbfw #OpenSource #Security #Log4j #OSS #AIspam #aicodewriting #codegeneration #vibecoding

By way of slack:

> Simple interview tactic used on me yesterday to prevent AI usage:
"I'm going to give you a technical question to talk through. When I ask you the question, I want you to close your eyes when you talk through it."
Not perfect...determined people will find a way around that, but perhaps not in the immediate moment.

#aispam #ai #fuck_ai #sre #devops

By way of slack:

> Simple interview tactic used on me yesterday to prevent AI usage:
"I'm going to give you a technical question to talk through. When I ask you the question, I want you to close your eyes when you talk through it."
Not perfect...determined people will find a way around that, but perhaps not in the immediate moment.

#aispam #ai #fuck_ai #sre #devops

🥴 Welcome to 2025, where #Kagi heroically battles AI-generated spam with its revolutionary SlopStop—because the internet needs another way to decide what's "real." 🤔 Enthusiastic users can now spend their free time sifting through digital junk to save us all from drowning in virtual noise. 🌊 Bravo, Kagi, for turning communal efforts into a Sisyphean hobby! 🎉
https://blog.kagi.com/slopstop #SlopStop #AIspam #digitalnoise #internet2025 #communalefforts #HackerNews #ngated

🥴 Welcome to 2025, where #Kagi heroically battles AI-generated spam with its revolutionary SlopStop—because the internet needs another way to decide what's "real." 🤔 Enthusiastic users can now spend their free time sifting through digital junk to save us all from drowning in virtual noise. 🌊 Bravo, Kagi, for turning communal efforts into a Sisyphean hobby! 🎉
https://blog.kagi.com/slopstop #SlopStop #AIspam #digitalnoise #internet2025 #communalefforts #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, Hack Club, where the real "hack" isn't the programming but letting kids' data sail the High Seas without a privacy policy for a mere FOUR YEARS! 🤦‍♂️🚢 But hey, who needs privacy when you have mediocre projects and a boatload of AI spam? ⚓️💻
https://kys.llc/blog/my-hackclub-story #HackClub #PrivacyConcerns #KidsData #AISpam #MediocreProjects #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, Hack Club, where the real "hack" isn't the programming but letting kids' data sail the High Seas without a privacy policy for a mere FOUR YEARS! 🤦‍♂️🚢 But hey, who needs privacy when you have mediocre projects and a boatload of AI spam? ⚓️💻
https://kys.llc/blog/my-hackclub-story #HackClub #PrivacyConcerns #KidsData #AISpam #MediocreProjects #HackerNews #ngated

Eat this ChatGPT! :blobcatgooglytrash:

Iocaine is doing good work serving Markov-chain generated garbage to ChatGPT. :blobcathappy:

#iocaine #ai #chatgpt #openai #aispam #spam #selfhosting

Eat this ChatGPT! :blobcatgooglytrash:

Iocaine is doing good work serving Markov-chain generated garbage to ChatGPT. :blobcathappy:

#iocaine #ai #chatgpt #openai #aispam #spam #selfhosting

Domains belonging to Nvidia, Stanford, NPR, and the CDC were exploited to host AI-generated spam blogs that redirected users to spam marketing sites. #Cybersecurity #AISPAM #Nvidia #Stanford #NPR #CDC #InfoSec #Phishing #TechNews

Domains belonging to Nvidia, Stanford, NPR, and the CDC were exploited to host AI-generated spam blogs that redirected users to spam marketing sites. #Cybersecurity #AISPAM #Nvidia #Stanford #NPR #CDC #InfoSec #Phishing #TechNews

"To be clear, I am not really interested in criticizing any one individual here. In the absence of stronger rules on Instagram, this just comes down to a question of ethics. I am free to believe that what FutureRiderUS is doing is not ethical; they are free to disagree, or at least pretend to.

But neither of our opinions matter, because of two facts: fake AI slop is profitable, and there are countless users doing the same thing. There’s absolutely nothing to stop them.

That is: the Instagram platform doesn’t just enable this behavior, it rewards it. So do other platforms. On Instagram and TikTok, FutureRiderUS’s top hits are from fake LA fires; on YouTube, it’s three-hour long Christmas music compilations with slop visuals of families shopping. None are clearly labeled. Disaster porn is just another kind of #content.

It doesn’t really matter what that content is: as long as it is ‘content that grabs attention,’ both sides can make money.

For the slop creator and the platform, this is a clear win-win, at least in the short term. The only loser here is the audience, who is unable to recognize slop when they see it.

There’s this thing that AI proponents like to say every time something new comes out: this is the worst it'll ever be. So far, they've been right, and they may well continue to be right. It’s hard to predict what happens next with AI, but I have one prediction I feel fairly comfortable making: unaided, most of us will always struggle to reliably recognize AI when we see it.

But it’s hard to blame us when two sides are conspiring against us: Instagram’s interface makes it almost impossible to tell, and creators are incentivized to lie by omission."

https://www.404media.co/inside-the-economy-of-ai-spammers-getting-rich-by-exploiting-disasters-and-misery/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

#AI #GenerativeAI #AISlop #SocialMedia #Instagram #TikTok #GeneratedImages #AISpam #Spammers #Spamming

"To be clear, I am not really interested in criticizing any one individual here. In the absence of stronger rules on Instagram, this just comes down to a question of ethics. I am free to believe that what FutureRiderUS is doing is not ethical; they are free to disagree, or at least pretend to.

But neither of our opinions matter, because of two facts: fake AI slop is profitable, and there are countless users doing the same thing. There’s absolutely nothing to stop them.

That is: the Instagram platform doesn’t just enable this behavior, it rewards it. So do other platforms. On Instagram and TikTok, FutureRiderUS’s top hits are from fake LA fires; on YouTube, it’s three-hour long Christmas music compilations with slop visuals of families shopping. None are clearly labeled. Disaster porn is just another kind of #content.

It doesn’t really matter what that content is: as long as it is ‘content that grabs attention,’ both sides can make money.

For the slop creator and the platform, this is a clear win-win, at least in the short term. The only loser here is the audience, who is unable to recognize slop when they see it.

There’s this thing that AI proponents like to say every time something new comes out: this is the worst it'll ever be. So far, they've been right, and they may well continue to be right. It’s hard to predict what happens next with AI, but I have one prediction I feel fairly comfortable making: unaided, most of us will always struggle to reliably recognize AI when we see it.

But it’s hard to blame us when two sides are conspiring against us: Instagram’s interface makes it almost impossible to tell, and creators are incentivized to lie by omission."

https://www.404media.co/inside-the-economy-of-ai-spammers-getting-rich-by-exploiting-disasters-and-misery/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

#AI #GenerativeAI #AISlop #SocialMedia #Instagram #TikTok #GeneratedImages #AISpam #Spammers #Spamming

This Week in Security: AI Spam, SAP, and Ivanti https://hackaday.com/2025/04/11/this-week-in-security-ai-spam-sap-and-ivanti/ #ThisWeekinSecurity #HackadayColumns #SecurityHacks #AISpam #Ivanti #News #sap

This Week in Security: AI Spam, SAP, and Ivanti https://hackaday.com/2025/04/11/this-week-in-security-ai-spam-sap-and-ivanti/ #ThisWeekinSecurity #HackadayColumns #SecurityHacks #AISpam #Ivanti #News #sap

This Week in Security: AI Spam, SAP, and Ivanti - AI continues to be used in new and exciting ways… like generating spam messages. Y... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/11/this-week-in-security-ai-spam-sap-and-ivanti/ #thisweekinsecurity #hackadaycolumns #securityhacks #aispam #ivanti #news #sap

This Week in Security: AI Spam, SAP, and Ivanti - AI continues to be used in new and exciting ways… like generating spam messages. Y... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/11/this-week-in-security-ai-spam-sap-and-ivanti/ #thisweekinsecurity #hackadaycolumns #securityhacks #aispam #ivanti #news #sap

I'm finally seeing the new kind of spambot showing up at my blog, and it's way worse than the old kinds.

Like, I'm seriously wondering whether I have to turn off comments _except_ from the Federation, which may end up being what saves blog comments.

https://solarbird.net/blog/2025/03/09/mission-unfortunately-accomplished/

#ActivityPub #AiSpam #spam #blog #blogging #CommentSpam #comments

I'm finally seeing the new kind of spambot showing up at my blog, and it's way worse than the old kinds.

Like, I'm seriously wondering whether I have to turn off comments _except_ from the Federation, which may end up being what saves blog comments.

https://solarbird.net/blog/2025/03/09/mission-unfortunately-accomplished/

#ActivityPub #AiSpam #spam #blog #blogging #CommentSpam #comments

@mhoye Wonder where it got the 60%-70% figure from? A trunp speech? It can often be traced back with enough work - but in the end, it takes 500x longer to track down the source of the lie!
#AIspam

@mhoye Wonder where it got the 60%-70% figure from? A trunp speech? It can often be traced back with enough work - but in the end, it takes 500x longer to track down the source of the lie!
#AIspam

@Lowrain Hej! Thank you for the article! Sad to see AI spam issue trackers.
I run two Mediawikis and for some months now, AI seems to answer the CAPTCHA-questions. These questions were save enough for 14 years. Now for some time new accounts flodded both wikis.
I am not the only one with that problem:
2024: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Topic:Y5djl4wh761yz7r1
2025: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension_talk:ConfirmEdit#LLMs_solving_Questy?
A blog post: https://www.thingelstad.com/2013/07/09/stopping-mediawiki-spam.html

I had to switch from normal registration to application. That is a new hoop... 😞

#AI #AISpam

@Lowrain Hej! Thank you for the article! Sad to see AI spam issue trackers.
I run two Mediawikis and for some months now, AI seems to answer the CAPTCHA-questions. These questions were save enough for 14 years. Now for some time new accounts flodded both wikis.
I am not the only one with that problem:
2024: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Topic:Y5djl4wh761yz7r1
2025: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension_talk:ConfirmEdit#LLMs_solving_Questy?
A blog post: https://www.thingelstad.com/2013/07/09/stopping-mediawiki-spam.html

I had to switch from normal registration to application. That is a new hoop... 😞

#AI #AISpam

Oopsie, they refuse consideration of emails to privacy@, an address mentioned in there data protection information. Welp, how sad... for them - now it has been directly escalated to dpo@

#GitHub #AISpam #BingoTechBullshit

So...how are all the folks who start spinning in a very tight circle at the mere mention of #AI #aispam feeling about the #fediverse using auto-generated alt= descriptions for the images here?

Because you know, they have been made with freshly squeezed baby artists...
🙄

Are we happy we SOME AI penetration or we're just happy to be #hypocrites ?

As if Google Alerts weren't already useless enough, some company went ahead and created an AI called "Ruby".
https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/webinars/introduction-to-rubriks-ruby-ai-w-5675
#aispam #googlealerts

As if Google Alerts weren't already useless enough, some company went ahead and created an AI called "Ruby".
https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/webinars/introduction-to-rubriks-ruby-ai-w-5675
#aispam #googlealerts

#NCP

AI seems to be making its way into spambot comments on websites.

the last month or two, I've been tracking some very "real sounding" comments made to our website content that even references the subject of the article the spambots are posting on. With a pseudo-real "voice" to the posts.

The giveaways are the email addresses, which are still very spam botty. And the "voice" still doesn't read as 100% real.

#ai #spam #aispam

#NCP

AI seems to be making its way into spambot comments on websites.

the last month or two, I've been tracking some very "real sounding" comments made to our website content that even references the subject of the article the spambots are posting on. With a pseudo-real "voice" to the posts.

The giveaways are the email addresses, which are still very spam botty. And the "voice" still doesn't read as 100% real.

#ai #spam #aispam

Sad but brilliant read from the people at @404mediaco - thank you for your work @jasonkoebler

"AI spam, as well as the specter of AI content, is impacting how real people use Facebook and perceive reality more broadly. Facebook itself is shoving its own AI features down people’s throats, and has made clear that it is going to continue spending billions of dollars on AI features that it intends to make core to its products and business model. "

https://www.404media.co/email/24eb6cea-6fa6-4b98-a2d2-8c4ba33d6c04/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

#AI
#AIspam
#TheDeadInternetTheory
#Facebook
#MarkZuckerberg
#EndstageCapitalism
#Bots
#Meta
#OMetaWhereArtThou
#404media

Macie wolne, to możecie sobie poczytać, czemu FB w zasadzie nie nadaje się do użytku:

"One of the most valuable companies on the planet enabling this shitshow because its human executives and shareholders have too much money riding on the mass adoption of a reality-breaking technology to do anything about it".

Ale to jest podsumowanie całego artykułu, który jest o niebo ciekawszy. Pokazuje, jakie są skutki stawiania na AI, jak bardzo łatwo można to zaśmiecić i jak bardzo nam to wszystkim szkodzi.

O braku mózgu w zarządach korporacji oraz o braku myślenia perspektywicznego nie ma nawet co mówić, bo to oczywiste.

🌐 https://www.404media.co/facebooks-ai-spam-isnt-the-dead-internet-its-the-zombie-internet/
#️⃣ #Internet #Facebook #AI #AiSpam

@mullana nur der erste Satz ist individuell mit Generative AI erzeugt, um persönlicher zu wirken.

Ich bekam diese Spam Mail das erste mal 2022 ohne diesen. In 2023 dann zwei mal mit generiertem ersten Satz.

Das wird wirklich ein Problem, wenn sich da jemand mehr Mühe gibt.

Deren Team ist vermutlich auch AI generiert. Weiss nicht, ob die 3 Gründer echt sind

https://www.autosuggest.net/team/

"Phoenix Business Centre" hört sich schon nach #Briefkastenfirma an.

#AISpam #AI #Spam #SEO #AutoSuggest #hPage

@mullana nur der erste Satz ist individuell mit Generative AI erzeugt, um persönlicher zu wirken.

Ich bekam diese Spam Mail das erste mal 2022 ohne diesen. In 2023 dann zwei mal mit generiertem ersten Satz.

Das wird wirklich ein Problem, wenn sich da jemand mehr Mühe gibt.

Deren Team ist vermutlich auch AI generiert. Weiss nicht, ob die 3 Gründer echt sind

https://www.autosuggest.net/team/

"Phoenix Business Centre" hört sich schon nach #Briefkastenfirma an.

#AISpam #AI #Spam #SEO #AutoSuggest #hPage

Generative A.I - We Aren’t Ready.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrcbH0ge2WE

#AI #AISpam #Spam #FakeNews #Propaganda #LLM #ChatGPT

Generative A.I - We Aren’t Ready.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrcbH0ge2WE

#AI #AISpam #Spam #FakeNews #Propaganda #LLM #ChatGPT

the dead internet theory is real, folks.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-02-28/twitter-x-fighting-bot-problem-as-ai-spam-floods-the-internet/103498070

#DeadInternet #DeadInternetTheory #Spam #AISpam #AI

This is absolutely infuriating. "Let's make it easy to create #aispam "

I think the next one on LinkedIn who writes, "My LinkedIn network has inspired me to explore the capabilities of Microsoft Designer, an AI-powered design tool that makes it easier to bring design ideas to life." and lands on my timeline gets blocked.

#generativeAI #AIBullshit #AISPAM

I think the next one on LinkedIn who writes, "My LinkedIn network has inspired me to explore the capabilities of Microsoft Designer, an AI-powered design tool that makes it easier to bring design ideas to life." and lands on my timeline gets blocked.

#generativeAI #AIBullshit #AISPAM

Inserted AI-generated Microsoft poll about woman’s death rankles The Guardian - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images)

On Tuesday, The Guardian accuse... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1980174 #machinelearning #automatednews #theguardian #microsoft #bingchat #ainoise #chatgpt #chatgtp #biz⁢ #aispam #msn #ai

Inserted AI-generated Microsoft poll about woman’s death rankles The Guardian - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images)

On Tuesday, The Guardian accuse... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1980174 #machinelearning #automatednews #theguardian #microsoft #bingchat #ainoise #chatgpt #chatgtp #biz⁢ #aispam #msn #ai

Ars Technica: Inserted AI-generated Microsoft poll about woman’s death rankles The Guardian https://arstechnica.com/?p=1980174 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #machinelearning #automatednews #theguardian #microsoft #BingChat #AInoise #ChatGPT #chatgtp #Biz&IT #AIspam #MSN #AI

Microsoft AI suggests food bank as a “cannot miss” tourist spot in Canada - Enlarge / A photo of the Ottawa Food Bank warehouse. (credit: Ottawa Fo... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1961606 #machinelearning #microsofttravel #microsoft #aiethics #bingchat #ainoise #chatgpt #chatgtp #biz⁢ #aispam #ottowa #tech #msn #ai

Microsoft AI suggests food bank as a “cannot miss” tourist spot in Canada - Enlarge / A photo of the Ottawa Food Bank warehouse. (credit: Ottawa Fo... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1961606 #machinelearning #microsofttravel #microsoft #aiethics #bingchat #ainoise #chatgpt #chatgtp #biz⁢ #aispam #ottowa #tech #msn #ai

Ars Technica: Microsoft AI suggests food bank as a “cannot miss” tourist spot in Canada https://arstechnica.com/?p=1961606 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #machinelearning #MicrosoftTravel #microsoft #AIethics #BingChat #AInoise #ChatGPT #chatgtp #Biz&IT #AIspam #Ottowa #Tech #MSN #AI

How do you react when you see someone posts with a spam machine like #buffer?

#mastodon #fediverse #spam #aiSpam