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I'm sure it's not massively known quite yet, so I'll mention them again: (social.beaware.live)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm sure it's not massively known quite yet, so I'll mention them again:

There's a Fedi scraper on multiple instances that's been here for about 6 months now. It won't go away.

Search for "Awakari" on your instance and block/report every account with the same profile pic, as a data scraper.

I've posted about them 7 or 8 times now because they've made multiple instances to ban evade. Those instances include Awakari.com, Awakari.app, and Indy.rest

The owner is [email protected]

Just thought I should keep mentioning them for the new users that haven't blocked them yet, as Mastodon Gmbh seems content with allowing them to operate from their instance.

#Fediblock #Fedi #Fediverse #Scraper #Mastodon

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] hi Mike, I think you might want to know that the owner of a widely blocked scraper is using your instance to block evade. His username is at the bottom of the post above☝️.

He replied to this very post before blocking me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] thanks. on it. Cc @[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] @[email protected] thanks for the amazingly quick reply! Always on your toes!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

@[email protected] @[email protected] Should be taken care of now

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

@[email protected] @[email protected] thank you, friend.

Some don't agree with me that it's scraping because they follow the users they scrape.

However, I don't think simply following someone gives them permission to sell that user's posts.😬

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] @[email protected] actually, the owner's account on your instance is still active. @[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] @[email protected] Thanks, I just suspended. Not sure how I missed that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

@[email protected] @[email protected] thanks, friend. I appreciate both of you greatly.🙏

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] blocked the domain, fwiw.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] as a user? Or an admin?

I ask because historically, domain blocks by normal users have proven to be just a "mute".

I've seen several times where a person posted "I have blocked xxx domain!" And then in the replies, people from that exact domain wondering how they could see and reply to the post..😬

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] I'll report this to admin level.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

@[email protected] good idea, friend.👍

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

@[email protected] /ping @[email protected]

(see replies on origin page : https://social.beaware.live/@BeAware/113052106734981611)