So is it best to just block all followbots? I don't fully understand the issue, except for forcing federation, which may enable harassment (which is a big deal!).
What do you all think?
I will definitely block if everyone doing so would be helpful for the instance. Just not sure if it prevents the problem because a lot of the behaviors of these federations are new to me.
@cooler_ranch I don't think you need to block the follow bots necessarily, but if you add #nobot to your bio, then no more should follow you.
@cmk hm. I added the nobot hashtag about 30-45m ago and got another follow bot on me in the last 2m.
Perhaps it will take a little bit for my changes to propagate through.
Thanks for weighing in on the blocking practices. This is helpful to me.
@cooler_ranch Honestly, it could be that the bot doesn't obey the #nobot tag. In that case, I'd message the owner, but up to you. Yeah np, I'm still learning about this network too and the process is fun
@cmk I think I will wait until tomorrow and see if any more follow.