Keep safe Foxy, Last thing we want is you getting banned too.
What the fuck is follow farming anyway?
What the fuck is follow farming anyway?
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TLDR: Follow farming is when you try to build up followers rapidly using hashtags, follow parties, etc. Problem: it's ideal growth medium for scams, disinformation, bad actors
From the first days of joining here I like 1000’s of others were exhorted to join starter packs and link up . ‘ no blues under 2k, then 5k etc, follow parties. It all seemed part of the Bsky way.
Now, why suspend someone over it, that's a good question.
Yet the explosion happened, millions followed each other through the ‘boosters and to date the destruction hasn’t materialised.
Quite the contrary, people get massive support on here.
That does make the entire boosting/ resisting or even single issue groups, say based around an author, at risk of breaking the rules.
The starter packs are going to get messy then, that’s their whole purpose.
There’s also a big issue with ‘vetting’ giving access to Trolls etc .I’m always behind as it takes ages to vet, but I look at everyone .
The whole ethos of the App 6 months ago when I joined seemed to be about finding your tribes and following them, plus helping others to build networks.
This is just a bunch of hater nonsense, sour people that are mad at people's follower counts, like they're trying to win social media.
To be in the realm of semantics and language, not intent.
TBH, I noticed lot of the other loud & brash resisters had gone very quiet just before this happened. They were also ‘you have to comment & repost to get boosted.
Perhaps a TOS feed with examples may help us all
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Something is going on here, and it's not good
What's DOGE involved now
I’ll start to ask .
The odd thing is, no one seems to have a problem with the mention lists that are going on. Mind you I don't see a problem with mentions myself.
It’s yet another angle to get my head around.
I’ll see you tomorrow morning for coffee sweetie 💖