Currently, the #
Mastodon #
instance https://soc.ua-fediland.de, set up for #
Ukrainians, is apparently being overrun by Russian #
trolls who try to get the instance defederated.
The instance itself is genuine and not dangerous. However, it cannot be moderated 24/7, not even nearly that because the instance staff is affected by power outages in #
Ukraine like everyone else. Russian trolls actively exploit this.
So be careful whenever a user from that instance adds you. This goes doubly for #
Friendica, #
Hubzilla and all other platforms that may make unidirectional connections difficult because confirming a connection automatically makes you follow the user back.
Before you confirm the contact request, let it sit for a day or a few. If the account shows questionable pictures, report it to your instance admin and then block it. If it's a brand-new account with a blank profile, wait until something happens on that account or, alternatively, the whole account vanishes.
Defederating the entire instance, however, is not only counter-productive, but it's
exactly what the Russian trolls want to achieve.See also here:
https://mastodon.art/@Curator/109727033755293169 https://imd.social/@claudius/109727230324246836#
Fediverse
