<![CDATA[Booster bots are ruining the fediverse]]>Booster bots are ruining the fediverse

]]>https://citiverse.it/topic/4baa2165-92f0-40fa-b4af-90ee86ad1edd/booster-bots-are-ruining-the-fediverseRSS for NodeSat, 22 Aug 2026 17:03:25 GMTTue, 07 Jul 2026 22:09:54 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Booster bots are ruining the fediverse on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:49:14 GMT]]>@julian
I’m glad that you are not affected by them. I don’t evaluate the fediverse in terms of what is more or less crappy. I evaulate what aspects adversely affect my experience as a user and consider if the overall benefits outweigh the negatives. Those bots make me more reluctant to post and be an active user, but they are not the only problem.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://mas.to/users/FizzyDaisies/statuses/117118006350934668https://citiverse.it/post/https://mas.to/users/FizzyDaisies/statuses/117118006350934668Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:49:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Booster bots are ruining the fediverse on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:13:32 GMT]]>@fizzydaisies@mas.to out of everything crappy about the Fediverse, booster bots barely register imho

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://activitypub.space/post/2335https://citiverse.it/post/https://activitypub.space/post/2335Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:13:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Booster bots are ruining the fediverse on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:33:01 GMT]]>@padraig
Unfortunately, mute does not prevent the boosts, and block is effective after the boost. Is there a way to preemptively block them all?

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://mas.to/users/FizzyDaisies/statuses/117072408181128187https://citiverse.it/post/https://mas.to/users/FizzyDaisies/statuses/117072408181128187Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:33:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Booster bots are ruining the fediverse on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:27:18 GMT]]>And isn't it ironic? 😉

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]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://activitypub.space/post/2334https://citiverse.it/post/https://activitypub.space/post/2334Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:27:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Booster bots are ruining the fediverse on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:52:55 GMT]]>@fizzydaisies@mas.to Thankfully the block/mute options exist.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://caint.ie/post/364https://citiverse.it/post/https://caint.ie/post/364Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:52:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Booster bots are ruining the fediverse on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:13:42 GMT]]>Are they? The point is to help relay stuff.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://activitypub.space/post/2333https://citiverse.it/post/https://activitypub.space/post/2333Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:13:42 GMT