2026-04-16T15:56:05Z https://yabu.me Fanfare https://yabu.me/npub1h9dw75gprjachqc3jehv457sztl5xlndnqxlx0nu906h0lh0y4nqe795lp https://cdn.goingdark.social/accounts/avatars/114/961/083/040/940/373/original/c2f9f87c89eae13f.png https://cdn.goingdark.social/accounts/avatars/114/961/083/040/940/373/original/c2f9f87c89eae13f.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqkze5j03qag3hk8z9pz7e4t65vlte33rug9fx8c5vt5a9czzg0pczyzu44m63qywthzurzxtxajkn6qf07sm7dkvqmue70s4l2al7aujkvu42xtu We have moved to approval-required registration in response to coordinated bot attacks affecting the fediverse. This protects our users, but the platform forces a binary choice: open registration that enables spam and harassment, or approval queues that lose legitimate users to friction.<br/><br/>The fediverse deserves better. There is an open proposal for improved registration options that would benefit instances across the network: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/36747">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/36747</a><br/><br/>If your instance has faced similar challenges, or if you believe better moderation tools would strengthen the fediverse, please engage with this proposal. This affects all of us.<br/><br/>Registration will reopen when it&#39;s safe to do so. The fediverse should not be an exclusive place. This is a temporary measure, taken as a last resort to protect not just our users, but to minimize the impact these attacks have on the wider network.<br/><br/>#mastoadmin #goingdark 2025-12-29T00:28:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst4507ummlm0tjyltue02xk7fx9xecgeawkfm5kd4n03nmyng3j8szyzu44m63qywthzurzxtxajkn6qf07sm7dkvqmue70s4l2al7aujkvhfv6tn <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1y2r2mwt42zufw0dr9kmfz4sjdcan0f3azekpkpp2qlvf8x39cqsqx2kvzk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>IFTAS</span> (<span class="italic">npub1y2r…kvzk</span>)</a></span> we are detecting more users engaging in pro Russian propaganda. Have you seen any pattern that could help us detect bad actors faster?<br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-12-27T22:23:01Z