submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by Pirata@lemm.ee to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

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Is there a way to disable DMs? I keep being spammed by users from an instance called sh.itjust.works promoting some weird out-of-platform personal profiles.

They usually send this stuff and then immediately seem to get banned, but I still see their stuff since images are displayed by default. Seems like a big oversight to allow this.

Is there a way to block receiving DMs? Or at least have some sort of Accept/Decline dm feature like on Reddit?

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[-] ladfrombrad@lemdro.id 14 points 2 days ago

Has Nicole been trying to cheat on me again?

But seriously, sometimes these come from random instances besides the one you've mentioned and I can't see how you could block them outside of playing whack-a-mole due to the nature of how the Fediverse....works.

Maybe instance admins could implement some kinda cool off feature before being able to DM another user, maybe the Lemmy devs could like you're requesting outright allow you to block DM's. Thing is, the spammers then adapt and use other methods to desperately try to get you biting their shite.

I had another yesterday

https://files.catbox.moe/lojl62.jpg

that didn't show up until I clicked the [obj] placeholder in Boost and eventually did the risky click shit even thou it could've been CSAM 🤬

[-] Pirata@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah, that's what I'm concerned about. Getting random CSAM, or Gore, or some f'ed up stuff like that. Images should at the bare minimum come censored before clicking.

I didn't even have the option to click any placeholders, it just automatically loads the whole thing (but maybe its just the front-end I'm using).

[-] ladfrombrad@lemdro.id 3 points 2 days ago

I hear ya.

But like I say the Fediverse is a bit different to reddit and means someone from a freshly made/hosted instance can straight up send you "bad things" in a comment thread nevermind a DM unless the Instance admins have de-federated from a spam(my)/unmoderated instance.

I've been putting off the invite to help the admins of my Instance since I'm a complete idiot at the best of times, but I do think we need more people flagging / tagging / sharing / mass banning them.

Good luck and have fun with the risky clicks ;)

[-] Pirata@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

Well, would you say Boost blocks images by default? Because Thunder (the front end I'm using) doesn't.

[-] ladfrombrad@lemdro.id 2 points 2 days ago

I think it's actually my instance not loading "SD" images (sometimes not initially, sometimes, straight away?) and it's not until I click the "HD" button does it actually load images like the above?

My instance thou is mainly run by a couple of guy who are a little busy IRL and it might be playing a part in what happened above since Nicole generally gets through most of the time.

Bad, Nicole 🫢

[-] sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

I have never received a DM from another user on lemmy despite being more active than OP.

did those DMs started coming after joining certain community ?

[-] Pirata@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

I have never received a DM from another user on lemmy despite being more active than OP.

I'm not subscribed to many communities. Maybe linux and BuyEuropean and not much else.

I doubt that's the reason for the spam.

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