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Image uploads are now disabled on lemm.ee due to malicious users (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by sunaurus@lemm.ee to c/meta@lemm.ee

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Sorry for the short post, I'm not able to make it nice with full context at the moment, but I want to quickly get this announcement out to prevent confusion:

Unfortunately, people are uploading child sexual abuse images on some instances (apparently as a form of attack against Lemmy). I am taking some steps to prevent such content from making it onto lemm.ee servers. As one preventative measure, I am disabling all image uploads on lemm.ee until further notice - this is to ensure that lemm.ee can not be used as gateway to spread CSAM into the network.

It will not possible to upload any new avatars or banners while this limit is in effect.

I'm really sorry for the disruption, it's a necessary trade-off for now until we figure out the way forward.

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[-] Cris_Color@lemm.ee 49 points 1 year ago

I know there are automated tools that exist for detection CSAM- given the challenges the fediverse has had with this issue it really feels like it'd be worthwhile for the folks developing platforms like lemmy and mastodon to start thinking about how to integrate those tools with their platforms to better support moderators and folks running instances.

[-] Spaghetti_Hitchens@kbin.social 22 points 1 year ago

I just shut down my instance because of this attack. Once there are better controls to prevent this, I will stand it back up.

[-] Cris_Color@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

Yeah, there was a gardening instance run by a great guy who just did the same

[-] IDontHavePantsOn@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

What do you think the purpose of these attacks are? The fediverse is so small in the grand scheme that I can only assume the worst.

[-] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 4 points 1 year ago

Good thing my instance is only friends and friends of friends, otherwise I'd have to do the same

What was your instance?

[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago

https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/3920

[-] Cris_Color@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's fucking dope, thank you very much for the link to the issue!

[-] HelloHotel@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Good, its an API that can fit diffrent tools even if one is promoted. Upgrading means switching out a binary file. Posix modularization FTW.

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