@jerry Today, I reported an account that seemed completely...

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@jerry Today, I reported an account that seemed completely new, used Chinese as primary language, followed me (and only me) and pinged me in quick succession on the basis that it was probably a bot, and worth looking into.

Was that overzealous, and should I have made sure that it was, in fact, a bot, or did my suspicions warrant a report for mods to take a look at said account?

Like 11 Jul 2023 at 13:53 | Wall-to-wall | Open on infosec.exchange

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Jerry Bell :verified_paw: :donor: :verified_dragon: :rebelverified:

@karl there are gray areas like this. Have to go with your gut, but I do get a lot of reports about “suspicious followers” who end up just being people who are here to lurk. The trick is sorting them out

11 Jul 2023 at 15:02 | Open on infosec.exchange

Jerry Bell :verified_paw: :donor: :verified_dragon: :rebelverified:

@karl I just found the report. That is an odd one. I am going to keep an eye on it

11 Jul 2023 at 15:10 | Open on infosec.exchange

Karl

@jerry Yeah, odd is the right word.

On top of the reasons stated in my report, my spidey sense also tingled because it happened moments after I published a toot containing words such as "prime" and "discount", which could be bot magnets these two days. (That, and the fact that I am not a high profile particularly likely to be targeted by bots.)

11 Jul 2023 at 15:19 | Open on infosec.exchange

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