Random unsolicited thought (disclaimer: I haven't been watching or participating in the spam response at all):
One of the main differences between social/activitypub spam and email spam is that contact lists are largely open, and programmable querying is possible. What does that mean?
If you see a new follow request or mention, you can check to see if anyone else you know follows that person. If not, the spam propensity is much higher. Email servers can't do this [without centralization].
blaine /
npub19r…284ag
2024-02-20 00:27:04
Author Public Key
npub19r2jkjnpk6pp8zcd7hej43amglqalqtdky088tzer4ypgyjqsdqse284agPublished at
2024-02-20 00:27:04Event JSON
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"pubkey": "28d52b4a61b682138b0df5f32ac7bb47c1df816db11e73ac591d481412408341",
"created_at": 1708388824,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"proxy",
"https://mastodon.social/users/blaine/statuses/111960969993828792",
"activitypub"
]
],
"content": "Random unsolicited thought (disclaimer: I haven't been watching or participating in the spam response at all):\n\nOne of the main differences between social/activitypub spam and email spam is that contact lists are largely open, and programmable querying is possible. What does that mean?\n\nIf you see a new follow request or mention, you can check to see if anyone else you know follows that person. If not, the spam propensity is much higher. Email servers can't do this [without centralization].",
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}