CAPTCHAs and sign‑up quizzes annoy real people and barely slow down determined bots. As the fediverse grows, we need smarter, more humane defences, ones that don’t push away genuine newcomers. What creative, non‑intrusive ideas do you have? Trust‑based vouching, proof‑of‑humanity protocols, behavioural signals... what feels both effective and aligned with the open social web? I’m building a social media platform and I'd love to hear your thoughts on this topic.

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[–] Hubi@feddit.org 15 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

It's pretty much impossible IMO. You cannot possibly fortify every single instance against bots, there will always be ways around it. It's just something that the open internet will have to deal with unfortunately.

[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 3 points 14 hours ago

They could also make an instance of their own and so it's all useless