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submitted 1 year ago by koper@feddit.nl to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml

The best part of the fediverse is that anyone can run their own server. The downside of this is that anyone can easily create hordes of fake accounts, as I will now demonstrate.

Fighting fake accounts is hard and most implementations do not currently have an effective way of filtering out fake accounts. I'm sure that the developers will step in if this becomes a bigger problem. Until then, remember that votes are just a number.

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[-] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It can still be used to artificially pump up an idea. Or used to bury one.

[-] danc4498@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

This is the problem. All the algorithms are based on the upvote count. Bad actors will abuse this.

[-] Derproid@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

So maybe more weight should be put on comment count? Much harder to fake those.

this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2023
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