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minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoyeah it was more about that “seeing that one IP address registers 100 accounts” thing.
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoIf they’re the one running the instance it won’t matter.
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoyou know instances can defederate whole other instances?
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoYes. As I explained above, it would be trivial for it to masquerade as a normal instance. Allow real people to join and it would be a normal instance. How would you detect it as being otherwise?
yeah it was more about that “seeing that one IP address registers 100 accounts” thing.
If they’re the one running the instance it won’t matter.
you know instances can defederate whole other instances?
Yes. As I explained above, it would be trivial for it to masquerade as a normal instance. Allow real people to join and it would be a normal instance. How would you detect it as being otherwise?