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.
Requiring a fee wont stop anything. Look at old school Rubescape, botters pay monthly for their bot farms on the member’s worlds.
Yeah, sadly I have to agree, a fee won’t do anything on its own. This would require a mix of features working together. Each makes botting a bit more painful and a bit less effective, but putting them all together makes it not worthwhile.
Also, we don’t need to make a space perfect, just better than other places. You don’t need to be faster than the bear to escape, just faster than the slowest member of your group.