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Pixelfed will allow easily blocking instances with open registration (mastodon.social)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by poVoq@slrpnk.net to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

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I think this is something Lemmy should also consider. Open registration is an invitation to abuse an instance as a spam vector.

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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 19 points 2 years ago (7 children)

You think every instance should require an admin individually approve every account?

This will not help adoption at all.

[–] freamon@endlesstalk.org 13 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Manual approval isn't the only alternative to Open Registration - the main one involves requiring an email address, and/or solving a captcha

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh, I assumed those were still considered "open".

[–] freamon@endlesstalk.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In Lemmy terms they're at 'RequireApplication'. Open is completely open. PixelFed have automated something that lemmy.world did for feddit.nl a while ago - defederate from them until they changed their application policy.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

TIL, thanks.

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