Gregory's ServerIdeally small and large servers wouldn’t be impacted by spammers from remote instances. The onus should really be on each instance to prevent spam registration (and account deletes), that’s easier said than done. Pixelfed is the only fediverse project with an automated spam detection system, and while it prevents about 80% of spam content, it’s not perfect.
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Chris [list of seasonal emoji]
I'm dubious about the cost factor because: 1. The whole thing is automated. The real cost of an instance is admin time and this uses none of that. 2. This turns into something on the order of one transaction per instance per deleted account. That's a drop in the bucket. And if this *is* a huge resource hit for individual instances, this is an implementation issue or a protocol issue, *not* a social issue. 
Emacsen
I'm writing a generic ActivityPub anti-spam system for all ActivityPub servers and should have a prototype to show in hopefully 2 weeks! I'd be interested in collaborating if you want! 
Tim Chambers
@dansup Look forward to seeing Pixelfed's auto-spam detection migrate to other Fediverse platforms |
I can’t prevent spam on remote instances, but I can improve Pixelfed’s automated spam detection for both small and large instances with an optional anti-spam service I’ve been working on! I look forward to sharing more details soon!
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