@iftas is coming to FediForum to meet and connect with like-minded people.
They are thinking about running a session on: 2026 IFTAS Annual Survey.
Join us? 6–7 Oct 2026, online. More info and registration: https://fediforum.org/2026-10/
They are thinking about running a session on: 2026 IFTAS Annual Survey.
Join us? 6–7 Oct 2026, online. More info and registration: https://fediforum.org/2026-10/
October 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
@iftas is coming to FediForum to meet and connect with like-minded people.
They are thinking about running a session on: 2026 IFTAS Annual Survey.
Join us? 6–7 Oct 2026, online. More info and registration: https://fediforum.org/2026-10/
They are thinking about running a session on: 2026 IFTAS Annual Survey.
Join us? 6–7 Oct 2026, online. More info and registration: https://fediforum.org/2026-10/
Jaz-Michael King is coming to FediForum to meet and connect with like-minded people.
They are thinking about running a session on: 2026 IFTAS Annual Survey.
Join us? 6–7 Oct 2026, online. More info and registration:
They are thinking about running a session on: 2026 IFTAS Annual Survey.
Join us? 6–7 Oct 2026, online. More info and registration:
FediForum | Next FediForum: 6–7 October 2026.
Registration is open. Propose sessions.
fediforum.org
October 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Jaz-Michael King is coming to FediForum to meet and connect with like-minded people.
They are thinking about running a session on: 2026 IFTAS Annual Survey.
Join us? 6–7 Oct 2026, online. More info and registration:
They are thinking about running a session on: 2026 IFTAS Annual Survey.
Join us? 6–7 Oct 2026, online. More info and registration:
@jaz No refunds. if someone complains _about_ IFTAS then they have to pay you £5 for complaining, then £6 to Mastodon for storing and forwarding surcharges. 😜
October 3, 2026 at 3:58 AM
@jaz No refunds. if someone complains _about_ IFTAS then they have to pay you £5 for complaining, then £6 to Mastodon for storing and forwarding surcharges. 😜
@olliestudio45 I've been tracking them for over a year. Hour or two day. I identify them, report them, monitor them.
October 3, 2026 at 1:05 AM
@olliestudio45 I've been tracking them for over a year. Hour or two day. I identify them, report them, monitor them.
New Rule: FEP-161f Swear Jar
Every time someone complains about another person on the Fediverse, they have to donate $5 to IFTAS
Every time someone complains about another person on the Fediverse, they have to donate $5 to IFTAS
October 2, 2026 at 8:56 PM
New Rule: FEP-161f Swear Jar
Every time someone complains about another person on the Fediverse, they have to donate $5 to IFTAS
Every time someone complains about another person on the Fediverse, they have to donate $5 to IFTAS
2. IFTAS is a 501 (c) (3) charity and is currently raising funds to build out a multi-server moderation platform. If you think you know someone who could help sponsor that activity, see our contact page and put us in touch!
https://about.iftas.org/contact/
https://about.iftas.org/contact/
about.iftas.org
October 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
2. IFTAS is a 501 (c) (3) charity and is currently raising funds to build out a multi-server moderation platform. If you think you know someone who could help sponsor that activity, see our contact page and put us in touch!
https://about.iftas.org/contact/
https://about.iftas.org/contact/
There are many ways to support IFTAS
1. You can join our Power of One campaign, just pledge one dollar, euro, pound per month to help cover the running costs to monitor, report, and publish the shared intelligence that helps keep our network tidy:
https://givebutter.com/iftas-power-of-one
1. You can join our Power of One campaign, just pledge one dollar, euro, pound per month to help cover the running costs to monitor, report, and publish the shared intelligence that helps keep our network tidy:
https://givebutter.com/iftas-power-of-one
Power of One
Help keep IFTAS online and independent. 500 supporters to donate the equivalent of just 1 a month to fund core infrastructure. Small change, big difference, be the one to join the 500.
givebutter.com
October 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
There are many ways to support IFTAS
1. You can join our Power of One campaign, just pledge one dollar, euro, pound per month to help cover the running costs to monitor, report, and publish the shared intelligence that helps keep our network tidy:
https://givebutter.com/iftas-power-of-one
1. You can join our Power of One campaign, just pledge one dollar, euro, pound per month to help cover the running costs to monitor, report, and publish the shared intelligence that helps keep our network tidy:
https://givebutter.com/iftas-power-of-one
RE: https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas/117371423617196554
Also…help protect your host server by donating!
Also…help protect your host server by donating!
⚠️ #sw_isac_advisory
A series of ongoing phishing campaigns are actively targeting people using fake verification and support accounts.
Admins will never contact you publicly for verification or access issues.
Never open links from unsolicited posts […]
[Original post on mastodon.iftas.org]
A series of ongoing phishing campaigns are actively targeting people using fake verification and support accounts.
Admins will never contact you publicly for verification or access issues.
Never open links from unsolicited posts […]
[Original post on mastodon.iftas.org]
October 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
RE: https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas/117371423617196554
Also…help protect your host server by donating!
Also…help protect your host server by donating!
IFTAS has offered a suggestion for the Mastodon account reporting workflow, if you have or can get a GitHub account you can review the suggestion here: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/40776
In short, the Account Reporting interface offers an "I don't like it" option which invisibly […]
In short, the Account Reporting interface offers an "I don't like it" option which invisibly […]
Original post on mastodon.iftas.org
mastodon.iftas.org
October 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
IFTAS has offered a suggestion for the Mastodon account reporting workflow, if you have or can get a GitHub account you can review the suggestion here: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/40776
In short, the Account Reporting interface offers an "I don't like it" option which invisibly […]
In short, the Account Reporting interface offers an "I don't like it" option which invisibly […]
The IFTAS Community Library has helpful information on over 30 types of online harm, and a set of sample community guidance that distills those harms into just eight simple rules.
To learn more: https://about.iftas.org/library/sample-community-guidance-server-rules/
To learn more: https://about.iftas.org/library/sample-community-guidance-server-rules/
about.iftas.org
September 30, 2026 at 8:38 PM
The IFTAS Community Library has helpful information on over 30 types of online harm, and a set of sample community guidance that distills those harms into just eight simple rules.
To learn more: https://about.iftas.org/library/sample-community-guidance-server-rules/
To learn more: https://about.iftas.org/library/sample-community-guidance-server-rules/
The Web-based version of the CARIAD Domain Observatory has been shut down.
All incoming requests will be redirected to https://about.iftas.org/library/iftas-cariad-denylist/
All incoming requests will be redirected to https://about.iftas.org/library/iftas-cariad-denylist/
about.iftas.org
September 30, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The Web-based version of the CARIAD Domain Observatory has been shut down.
All incoming requests will be redirected to https://about.iftas.org/library/iftas-cariad-denylist/
All incoming requests will be redirected to https://about.iftas.org/library/iftas-cariad-denylist/
IFTAS has been detecting, reporting, monitoring and communicating on this issue for over a year.
If you feel this is a public good, please consider sending us one dollar, euro, pound a month to help cover basic costs of operations.
https://givebutter.com/iftas-power-of-one
If you feel this is a public good, please consider sending us one dollar, euro, pound a month to help cover basic costs of operations.
https://givebutter.com/iftas-power-of-one
Power of One
Help keep IFTAS online and independent. 500 supporters to donate the equivalent of just 1 a month to fund core infrastructure. Small change, big difference, be the one to join the 500.
givebutter.com
September 28, 2026 at 6:53 PM
IFTAS has been detecting, reporting, monitoring and communicating on this issue for over a year.
If you feel this is a public good, please consider sending us one dollar, euro, pound a month to help cover basic costs of operations.
https://givebutter.com/iftas-power-of-one
If you feel this is a public good, please consider sending us one dollar, euro, pound a month to help cover basic costs of operations.
https://givebutter.com/iftas-power-of-one
We have over 200 active reports waiting on action.
Of the 6,867 reports filed by IFTAS since March 2026, 59% have been mitigated, while 36% of these accounts are hosted on abandoned or unmanaged services. Our AUD denylist can help limit the reach of this content […]
Of the 6,867 reports filed by IFTAS since March 2026, 59% have been mitigated, while 36% of these accounts are hosted on abandoned or unmanaged services. Our AUD denylist can help limit the reach of this content […]
Original post on mastodon.iftas.org
mastodon.iftas.org
September 28, 2026 at 6:47 PM
We have over 200 active reports waiting on action.
Of the 6,867 reports filed by IFTAS since March 2026, 59% have been mitigated, while 36% of these accounts are hosted on abandoned or unmanaged services. Our AUD denylist can help limit the reach of this content […]
Of the 6,867 reports filed by IFTAS since March 2026, 59% have been mitigated, while 36% of these accounts are hosted on abandoned or unmanaged services. Our AUD denylist can help limit the reach of this content […]
IFTAS is observing an uptick in PortalKombat activity.
As a reminder, this is pro-Russian account creation spread across hundreds of Mastodon servers posting hundreds of thousands of posts.
Here's a reminder of what these profiles look like in case they show up on your service […]
As a reminder, this is pro-Russian account creation spread across hundreds of Mastodon servers posting hundreds of thousands of posts.
Here's a reminder of what these profiles look like in case they show up on your service […]
Original post on mastodon.iftas.org
mastodon.iftas.org
September 28, 2026 at 6:41 PM
IFTAS is observing an uptick in PortalKombat activity.
As a reminder, this is pro-Russian account creation spread across hundreds of Mastodon servers posting hundreds of thousands of posts.
Here's a reminder of what these profiles look like in case they show up on your service […]
As a reminder, this is pro-Russian account creation spread across hundreds of Mastodon servers posting hundreds of thousands of posts.
Here's a reminder of what these profiles look like in case they show up on your service […]
RE: https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas/117297426592821487
Someone may have figured out -why- it is happening. You may need text-translation.
https://socel.net/@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org/117297426552154605
Basically, they posit tht the fedi sign-ups were just a tool for other spam activities. It […]
Someone may have figured out -why- it is happening. You may need text-translation.
https://socel.net/@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org/117297426552154605
Basically, they posit tht the fedi sign-ups were just a tool for other spam activities. It […]
September 19, 2026 at 10:58 PM
RE: https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas/117297426592821487
Someone may have figured out -why- it is happening. You may need text-translation.
https://socel.net/@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org/117297426552154605
Basically, they posit tht the fedi sign-ups were just a tool for other spam activities. It […]
Someone may have figured out -why- it is happening. You may need text-translation.
https://socel.net/@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org/117297426552154605
Basically, they posit tht the fedi sign-ups were just a tool for other spam activities. It […]
有人正在使用 腾讯QQ Agent 邮箱批量注册 Fedi 账号，不接受 Agent 注册的实例可以考虑拉黑整个 agent.qq.com
https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas/117289862304975109
https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas/117289862304975109
IFTAS (@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org)
Attached: 1 image ⚠️ #SW_ISAC_ADVISORY Agentic accounts are being created using an email service created for bots. agent.qq.com "Agent Mail is a dedicated email service created by the QQ Mail team for agents. It's isolated from personal email, natively compatible with agents, and helps you send and receive emails securely and efficiently using agents." If your service prohibits unattended bots or #SyntheticMedia recommendation is to block account creation for accounts using this domain. #Spam
mastodon.iftas.org
September 18, 2026 at 11:18 AM
有人正在使用 腾讯QQ Agent 邮箱批量注册 Fedi 账号，不接受 Agent 注册的实例可以考虑拉黑整个 agent.qq.com
https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas/117289862304975109
https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas/117289862304975109
@about.iftas.org
for those affected by the bp spam,
Mastodon admins can use the following command to deny all pending accounts from their instance
```
bundle exec rails runner 'deleted = 0; User.pending.includes(:account).find_each { |u| DeleteAccountService.new.call(u.account, reserve_email […]
for those affected by the bp spam,
Mastodon admins can use the following command to deny all pending accounts from their instance
```
bundle exec rails runner 'deleted = 0; User.pending.includes(:account).find_each { |u| DeleteAccountService.new.call(u.account, reserve_email […]
Original post on maro.xyz
maro.xyz
September 17, 2026 at 7:18 PM
@about.iftas.org
for those affected by the bp spam,
Mastodon admins can use the following command to deny all pending accounts from their instance
```
bundle exec rails runner 'deleted = 0; User.pending.includes(:account).find_each { |u| DeleteAccountService.new.call(u.account, reserve_email […]
for those affected by the bp spam,
Mastodon admins can use the following command to deny all pending accounts from their instance
```
bundle exec rails runner 'deleted = 0; User.pending.includes(:account).find_each { |u| DeleteAccountService.new.call(u.account, reserve_email […]
The EU has officially released its draft proposal for the "KIDS Act," which includes proposed age-verification requirements for online services including decentral networks on the Social Web.
This is an early draft. Even if passed, it is at least two years away from taking effect.
IFTAS, civil […]
This is an early draft. Even if passed, it is at least two years away from taking effect.
IFTAS, civil […]
Original post on mastodon.iftas.org
mastodon.iftas.org
September 17, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The EU has officially released its draft proposal for the "KIDS Act," which includes proposed age-verification requirements for online services including decentral networks on the Social Web.
This is an early draft. Even if passed, it is at least two years away from taking effect.
IFTAS, civil […]
This is an early draft. Even if passed, it is at least two years away from taking effect.
IFTAS, civil […]
Just a note to all the admins seeing this thread, if you don't already know @iftas we run an Advisory service you can monitor at https://about.iftas.org/sw-isac-alerts/ or do your #botspotting using #sw_isac_advisory
about.iftas.org
September 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Just a note to all the admins seeing this thread, if you don't already know @iftas we run an Advisory service you can monitor at https://about.iftas.org/sw-isac-alerts/ or do your #botspotting using #sw_isac_advisory