With the upcoming #Mastodon 4.6 and the ability to require 2FA for all accounts I'm curious - How do bots handle it?
Bots clearly zoom past CAPTCHAS, but what about @FA ORP or Pass Keys?
#FediAdmin #FediBlock
Jeff Moss
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2026-06-13 17:18:35 UTC
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2026-06-13 17:18:35 UTCEvent JSON
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