@thisismissem
> closing signups wouldn't prevent these spam waves

Manually approving new accounts would mitigate the spam coming from m.s, the first I've ever seen in almost a decade in the 'verse.

> it would add friction to people new to the fediverse

This is a feature, not a bug. As well as limiting access to spammers and other pests, it also pushes us towards slow, organic growth from the edges. Preferable to rapid, tumor-like growth of a few giant servers.

@louis @rysiek @pearlbear