For example:
- bots everywhere
- astroturfing
- repost bots being sold to spread propaganda
- etc.
This is my worry for the Web. Lemmy seems even more open than Reddit was (less bot prevention). Maybe Lemmy will get beefier protection as time goes on?
For example:
This is my worry for the Web. Lemmy seems even more open than Reddit was (less bot prevention). Maybe Lemmy will get beefier protection as time goes on?
Federation IS the protection.
The ability of instances to choose which other instances they want to federate with means unpopular instances that abuse things like ads and bots will quickly find themselves secluded in their own echo chamber.