[Lemmy.ca Discussion] What should we do about Lemmit.online

@bot has been subject to multiple reports from our users over the last while.

We would like the users’ input on how to deal with it. It is the opinion of the administrators that @bot, and @lemmit.online doesn’t add anything positive and constitutes spam. We especially want to make sure we get feedback as we are more likely to be sensitive to bots like this and other forms of spam compared to most users as we’ll often scroll through “All” sorted by new.

Here are the options.

  • Defederate from Lemmit.Online
  • Ban @bot from lemmy.ca
  • leave it up to users to block @bot

Please vote by up voting on one of the comments below. Downvotes will be ignored. Additional comments and discussion is more than welcome. Results of this discussion will provide us guidance on how to deal with other bots in the future as well.

If you’re not a lemmy.ca registered user, please refrain from voting but feel free to comment with your opinion.

sirxdaemon, (edited )
@sirxdaemon@lemmy.ca avatar

I like to browse All as well and haven’t noticed that bot. If the issue is just with a single account, I think defederation seems unnecessary. Could you provide more information on the benefit for defederation versus banning the bot on Lemmy.ca? And I’m one of those people who prefer pledging defederation of Threads, so I support such a move depending on the situation.

EDIT: Correction, I checked my block list and that user account is in there. 😂

Lexam,

I am pretty sure I have blocked it multiple times. It is utter spam.

TheWaterGod,
@TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca avatar

I’m in favour of defedding. It’s just Reddit spam that’s not needed here. If people find interesting things over on Reddit that also belong here, that’s one thing, but there’s no reason to make a 1:1 copy. Let Lemmy be Lemmy and let Reddit be Reddit. They don’t have to be the same thing.

Has anyone noticed @linkbot as well? Is it doing the same thing?

Gestrid,

Just glancing through it, it looks like it. I’d defederate from that instance, too. It seems to just be cloning certain popular Reddit subreddits and auto-postink their posts to lemmy.link.

CaptainFlintlockFinn,

I’ve already blocked it. Maybe a PSA explaining how to do that?

jacous,

I vote block the account.

techt,

My take from an outside perspective: banning the one account seems like the sensible approach toward the goal of sending a stern message to the creator and establishing an early precedent – one account is bad enough, imagine more. I think defederating should only be used if the creator doesn’t take the hint and creates another account.

Zamboniman,
@Zamboniman@lemmy.ca avatar

I think it simply makes sense to leave it up to users to block this if they don’t like it. This approach allows for folks to achieve what they want without forcing this decision onto others.

_spiffy,
@_spiffy@lemmy.ca avatar

Let the users block the bot.

Bo7a,

Defed for sure. If it provided a valuable service, some communities would have made it an official bot by now and I don’t see that happening anywhere.

girlfreddy,
@girlfreddy@lemmy.ca avatar

I vote to ban the bot.

Vex_Detrause,

I think option 3.

catastrophicblues,

I haven’t noticed it yet, but if you feel it’s a big enough problem, I’d say block the account for now. Defederating feels like a more serious punishment that I’d reserve for multiple bad actors.

Grant_M,
@Grant_M@lemmy.ca avatar

I vote for the user block option.

Chathtiu, (edited )

I’m from lemmy.world. What is this bot you’re talking about? I haven’t had the misfortune of running into it. What makes it spam?

Edit: Thanks everyone for your helpful answers! Based on the responses below, I believe you should definitely defederate.

TruckBC,

@bot, it posts links to Reddit posts in corresponding communities on lemmit.online. 99% of it’s posts get no engagement.

Unless you’re browning all instances sorted by new, you would never notice it’s activity.

Chathtiu,

Thank you. That sounds highly annoying.

Xanvial,

It usually only show up in New Because no one upvoting it

Chathtiu,

Thank you!

Spectator,
@Spectator@lemmy.world avatar

You don’t see anything from the bot because lemmy.world already defederated from lemmit.online.

Chathtiu,

Talk about unexpected privileges. Thanks for your answer.

avidamoeba,
@avidamoeba@lemmy.ca avatar

Using the All+New sorting is practically useless because of 🫘 and equivalent noise whether this bot is alive or dead. From what I’ve seen New is only useful when combined with Subscribed or Local. On the basis of that I wouldn’t take any action since people who might want to read this stuff won’t be able to, and we’ll not see a dramatic improvement to All+New.

Now that I know it exists, I might subscribe to several Canadian communities on lemmit to keep track of stuff that’s not reflected here yet. Will probably repost what’s interesting to our communities.

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