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1. Matt (matt@writing.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Aug-2019 18:58:56 UTC Matt

   On the note of fake followers, before I blocked gab.com on our https://m.abunchtell.com instance I noticed very bot-like behavior from seemingly real accounts on that instance -- very reminiscent of birdsite bots.

   Definitely worth thinking about how we guard against misinformation and astroturfing in the #fediverse as this gets more prevalent. Domain blocks alone probably won't be enough -- the classic social media features we include or leave out matter, too.

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   • switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Aug-2019 21:14:14 UTC switching.social

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     @matt

     These aren't the actions of an organic community.

     They bear more resemblance to a political influencing operation.

   • switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Aug-2019 21:14:52 UTC switching.social

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     @matt

     These aren't the actions of an organic community.

     They bear more resemblance to a political influencing operation.

     Gab is poison.