Approval based registration is coming to @pixelfed...

Approval based registration is coming to @pixelfed

Similar to Mastodon, users will be able to register and be placed in a queue for admin approval before their account is made active!

This should help instances deal with spam sign ups. Admins will still be able to generate and share invite links to bypass this if approval mode is enabled.

Users will soon be able to share invite links too, if their admin has enabled them.

Lots of exciting updates on the horizon 😁

Like 25 May 2023 at 11:38 | Open on mastodon.social

4 comments

Martin Marguerat

@dansup @pixelfed it would be a great addition to run the instance in private mode without access if the user isn’t connected. To use Pixelfed as a closed comunity social the private instance + signup approvals are necessary

25 May 2023 at 11:41 | Open on mstdn.gsi.li

dansup

@mamarguerat @pixelfed That is on our roadmap!

25 May 2023 at 11:41 | Open on mastodon.social

Robert von Burg :vegan: :tux:

@dansup @pixelfed This is probably a better idea than adding SMS validation. This has kept my Mastodon instance spam free.

25 May 2023 at 12:22 | Open on mstdn.gsi.li

lars

@dansup I don't quite understand how this is supposed to work/help.

It's a lot of work for the admins to manually approve accounts. But how can admins tell if an account will send #spam later on?

25 May 2023 at 19:33 | Open on social.lsnet.eu