#badactor — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #badactor, aggregated by home.social.
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Check out my new article, “Spot the Bot: Notes and Takeaways”
https://wfryer.substack.com/p/spot-the-bot-notes-and-takeawaysCross-posted from my blog:
https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2026/04/10/spot-the-bot-notes-and-takeaways/#security #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #disinfo #misinfo #badactor #ConCW
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Check out my new article, “Spot the Bot: Notes and Takeaways”
https://wfryer.substack.com/p/spot-the-bot-notes-and-takeawaysCross-posted from my blog:
https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2026/04/10/spot-the-bot-notes-and-takeaways/#security #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #disinfo #misinfo #badactor #ConCW
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Check out my new article, “Spot the Bot: Notes and Takeaways”
https://wfryer.substack.com/p/spot-the-bot-notes-and-takeawaysCross-posted from my blog:
https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2026/04/10/spot-the-bot-notes-and-takeaways/#security #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #disinfo #misinfo #badactor #ConCW
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Check out my new article, “Spot the Bot: Notes and Takeaways”
https://wfryer.substack.com/p/spot-the-bot-notes-and-takeawaysCross-posted from my blog:
https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2026/04/10/spot-the-bot-notes-and-takeaways/#security #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #disinfo #misinfo #badactor #ConCW
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Check out my new article, “Spot the Bot: Notes and Takeaways”
https://wfryer.substack.com/p/spot-the-bot-notes-and-takeawaysCross-posted from my blog:
https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2026/04/10/spot-the-bot-notes-and-takeaways/#security #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #disinfo #misinfo #badactor #ConCW
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Check out my latest article, “Digital Defense Against the Dark Arts”
https://wfryer.substack.com/p/digital-defense-against-the-darkJoin me now in the "Zoom Room of Requirement" :-)
#MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #disinfo #HarryPotter #selfdefense #Russia #badactor #threatactor #edtechSR
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This is a prime example how people can be manipulated by algorithms and subtle nudging.
#Opinions #Opinion #Algorithm #Algorithms #BadActor #SocialMedia #TikTok #Facebook #Instagram
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1. If you're going to #report somebody you need to give #examples of what #activity you're reporting. Just #reporting a #profile and telling an #instance #admin that an #account is being "#spammy" doesn't cut it. Not when we can clearly see the user is not.
2. Again, not a very helpful report. You report a user and say they're a #SCAM account but offer up absolutely no #evidence to support your #claim.
3. Every account was new once, including the person that reported this one. As long as #NSFW #content is properly #flagged, there's no issue. Suspecting an account to be a "scam account or worse" is not a valid #reason for reporting an account.
4. Another report without any basis or #justification.
5. Again, another baseless report about somebody with absolutely ZERO evidence to back up their claim.
So here's what's going to happen....
The instances that forwarded these #bogus #reports to me, and wasted my time, each have a strike against them.
Strike three and we tell #Sharkey to #ignore any and all reports coming from the #instance in the future.
No #admin wants #BadActors on their instances, and no admin wants a #BadActor to make someone else feel unwelcome.
But you can't just flag and report an account for any bullshit reason either.
You have to give us proof and evidence.
This is not high school and this is not middle school. If somebody is being disruptive or causing problems, let us know.
But if you just suspect someone might cause problems or they might be disruptive... wait until you have proof and evidence and then let us know!
#FediAdmin #AdminStuff #administrivia #UserReports #FediReports #InstanceAdmins #MastoAdmin -
1. If you're going to #report somebody you need to give #examples of what #activity you're reporting. Just #reporting a #profile and telling an #instance #admin that an #account is being "#spammy" doesn't cut it. Not when we can clearly see the user is not.
2. Again, not a very helpful report. You report a user and say they're a #SCAM account but offer up absolutely no #evidence to support your #claim.
3. Every account was new once, including the person that reported this one. As long as #NSFW #content is properly #flagged, there's no issue. Suspecting an account to be a "scam account or worse" is not a valid #reason for reporting an account.
4. Another report without any basis or #justification.
5. Again, another baseless report about somebody with absolutely ZERO evidence to back up their claim.
So here's what's going to happen....
The instances that forwarded these #bogus #reports to me, and wasted my time, each have a strike against them.
Strike three and we tell #Sharkey to #ignore any and all reports coming from the #instance in the future.
No #admin wants #BadActors on their instances, and no admin wants a #BadActor to make someone else feel unwelcome.
But you can't just flag and report an account for any bullshit reason either.
You have to give us proof and evidence.
This is not high school and this is not middle school. If somebody is being disruptive or causing problems, let us know.
But if you just suspect someone might cause problems or they might be disruptive... wait until you have proof and evidence and then let us know!
#FediAdmin #AdminStuff #administrivia #UserReports #FediReports #InstanceAdmins #MastoAdmin -
1. If you're going to #report somebody you need to give #examples of what #activity you're reporting. Just #reporting a #profile and telling an #instance #admin that an #account is being "#spammy" doesn't cut it. Not when we can clearly see the user is not.
2. Again, not a very helpful report. You report a user and say they're a #SCAM account but offer up absolutely no #evidence to support your #claim.
3. Every account was new once, including the person that reported this one. As long as #NSFW #content is properly #flagged, there's no issue. Suspecting an account to be a "scam account or worse" is not a valid #reason for reporting an account.
4. Another report without any basis or #justification.
5. Again, another baseless report about somebody with absolutely ZERO evidence to back up their claim.
So here's what's going to happen....
The instances that forwarded these #bogus #reports to me, and wasted my time, each have a strike against them.
Strike three and we tell #Sharkey to #ignore any and all reports coming from the #instance in the future.
No #admin wants #BadActors on their instances, and no admin wants a #BadActor to make someone else feel unwelcome.
But you can't just flag and report an account for any bullshit reason either.
You have to give us proof and evidence.
This is not high school and this is not middle school. If somebody is being disruptive or causing problems, let us know.
But if you just suspect someone might cause problems or they might be disruptive... wait until you have proof and evidence and then let us know!
#FediAdmin #AdminStuff #administrivia #UserReports #FediReports #InstanceAdmins #MastoAdmin -
1. If you're going to #report somebody you need to give #examples of what #activity you're reporting. Just #reporting a #profile and telling an #instance #admin that an #account is being "#spammy" doesn't cut it. Not when we can clearly see the user is not.
2. Again, not a very helpful report. You report a user and say they're a #SCAM account but offer up absolutely no #evidence to support your #claim.
3. Every account was new once, including the person that reported this one. As long as #NSFW #content is properly #flagged, there's no issue. Suspecting an account to be a "scam account or worse" is not a valid #reason for reporting an account.
4. Another report without any basis or #justification.
5. Again, another baseless report about somebody with absolutely ZERO evidence to back up their claim.
So here's what's going to happen....
The instances that forwarded these #bogus #reports to me, and wasted my time, each have a strike against them.
Strike three and we tell #Sharkey to #ignore any and all reports coming from the #instance in the future.
No #admin wants #BadActors on their instances, and no admin wants a #BadActor to make someone else feel unwelcome.
But you can't just flag and report an account for any bullshit reason either.
You have to give us proof and evidence.
This is not high school and this is not middle school. If somebody is being disruptive or causing problems, let us know.
But if you just suspect someone might cause problems or they might be disruptive... wait until you have proof and evidence and then let us know!
#FediAdmin #AdminStuff #administrivia #UserReports #FediReports #InstanceAdmins #MastoAdmin -
1. If you're going to #report somebody you need to give #examples of what #activity you're reporting. Just #reporting a #profile and telling an #instance #admin that an #account is being "#spammy" doesn't cut it. Not when we can clearly see the user is not.
2. Again, not a very helpful report. You report a user and say they're a #SCAM account but offer up absolutely no #evidence to support your #claim.
3. Every account was new once, including the person that reported this one. As long as #NSFW #content is properly #flagged, there's no issue. Suspecting an account to be a "scam account or worse" is not a valid #reason for reporting an account.
4. Another report without any basis or #justification.
5. Again, another baseless report about somebody with absolutely ZERO evidence to back up their claim.
So here's what's going to happen....
The instances that forwarded these #bogus #reports to me, and wasted my time, each have a strike against them.
Strike three and we tell #Sharkey to #ignore any and all reports coming from the #instance in the future.
No #admin wants #BadActors on their instances, and no admin wants a #BadActor to make someone else feel unwelcome.
But you can't just flag and report an account for any bullshit reason either.
You have to give us proof and evidence.
This is not high school and this is not middle school. If somebody is being disruptive or causing problems, let us know.
But if you just suspect someone might cause problems or they might be disruptive... wait until you have proof and evidence and then let us know!
#FediAdmin #AdminStuff #administrivia #UserReports #FediReports #InstanceAdmins #MastoAdmin -
MF’ers were back at 1:16am from yet another location
You get a /22 block!
And you get a /22 block!
And you… -
How ‘Bad Actor’ Documentary Unpacked a Notorious Hollywood Ponzi Scheme While Pulling Off Its Own Deception
#Variety #Features #BadActor #Neon #TribecaFestival -
What the #OpenAI drama means for AI progress — and safety.
"In the long term, Hinton and others worry about an AI system itself becoming a bad actor, developing sufficient agency to guide world events in a negative direction. This could arise even if an AGI was designed — in line with OpenAI’s ‘superalignment’ mission — to promote humanity’s best interests, says Hinton."
#OPenAI #AI #Intelligence #BadActor (What is #Humanity's best interest?) HUH? -
CW: #Firewall #Rules #logs #inspection
The usage of a #firewall logs can help keep you safe from manipulation from #SSM™ to a specific point.
Past that point by inspecting which sites are blocking the #BadActor type manipulators (read: Proxy Exit Nodes) do reveal themselves.... easily via FQDN and IPs.
#ForcedMDM #OneAppAtATime #GatingApps #Firewall #infosec
☣️#FinFisher ☣️ #FinSpy ☣️ #Finsky ☣️ #infosec ☣️ 👀👀
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The growth of the excuse industry has tracked the growth of the internet one to one, maybe its time to register, or trademark, some excuses so they cant be stolen and reused by Microsoft, google and facebook.
"Microsoft today was sued by Not My Fault Inc. for using several excuses without payment, and re-using excuses for which their license had expired."
#edge #microsoft #liars #MSLiars #badActor #Malware #MicrosoftMalware #trust #TrustLost
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The growth of the excuse industry has tracked the growth of the internet one to one, maybe its time to register, or trademark, some excuses so they cant be stolen and reused by Microsoft, google and facebook.
"Microsoft today was sued by Not My Fault Inc. for using several excuses without payment, and re-using excuses for which their license had expired."
#edge #microsoft #liars #MSLiars #badActor #Malware #MicrosoftMalware #trust #TrustLost
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The growth of the excuse industry has tracked the growth of the internet one to one, maybe its time to register, or trademark, some excuses so they cant be stolen and reused by Microsoft, google and facebook.
"Microsoft today was sued by Not My Fault Inc. for using several excuses without payment, and re-using excuses for which their license had expired."
#edge #microsoft #liars #MSLiars #badActor #Malware #MicrosoftMalware #trust #TrustLost
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The growth of the excuse industry has tracked the growth of the internet one to one, maybe its time to register, or trademark, some excuses so they cant be stolen and reused by Microsoft, google and facebook.
"Microsoft today was sued by Not My Fault Inc. for using several excuses without payment, and re-using excuses for which their license had expired."
#edge #microsoft #liars #MSLiars #badActor #Malware #MicrosoftMalware #trust #TrustLost
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If you're not in the target group of a #BadActor (and many privileged people aren't), you can be "only" appalled by their posts, condemn them publicly, and that's it - for you.
If you are in their target group, they hit into the core of who you are. You get their attacks served to you over and over again, by additional bad actors and privileged people boosting, quoting and replying, with you in the mentions.
Those two experiences are very different ones.
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@cj hmm. Is the argument that the proposed implementation has technical flaws? In that case, that's a technical problem that I agree needs fixing before a patch is shipped. The way you present it though, it reads like they propose that a patch correcting against a rogue misuse of the legacy CA system is itself a "technical flaw"? That just seems silly. Why would anyone fork a browser to remove code protecting them from a known #BadActor? Even if they did, who cares? I need to read more ...