I tried the same input and got a more expected answer.
I see DDoS and DoS used interchangeably. I think because DDoS became a somewhat mainstream term (at least in online gamer communities) and is pronounced verbally (dee doss). Idk, just what I've seen.
Like people calling roguelites roguelikes or third person shooters FPSes
All of cyber security is an arms race of moving targets. It doesn't need to be foolproof to mitigate traffic for a while.
Did you read the article? (There is a link to a non walled version.)
Since they made and deployed a proof-of-concept, Aaron B said their pages have been hit millions of times by internet-scraping bots. On a Hacker News thread, someone claiming to be an AI company CEO said a tarpit like this is easy to avoid; Aaron B told 404 Media “If that’s, true, I’ve several million lines of access log that says even Google Almighty didn’t graduate” to avoiding the trap.
Reminds me of burying folders in folders in folders to hide naughty content as a youth.
The Wii had so many peripherals and used naming like "Wii blah" so often, that WiiU was viewed as an attachment and not a new console. The name Switch 2 is very clear. I don't think it's comparable at all.
To my American eyes and English speaking self, I assumed it was associated with communism. (I don't think it's bad or anything.)
You'd have to show who specifically was yelling. You see everyone from all instances they're federated with. They might not have even been from Lemmy.world.
Edit: Case in point, I'm from programming.dev
I think you're drastically underestimating how even small steps like that can tune a ton of people out. If they're only sort of on the fence about it it might be enough to make it not worth it. Or maybe they'll think they'll check later but never get around to it.
but no one wants nor expects to have to do significant research and make a decision about how they want to interact with a social media site before they've even started using it.
Then just directly recommend specific, general purpose instances to people.
How do you know your accounts weren't part of a ban wave? It doesn't necessarily mean they linked them through your phone.
Their algorithms are probably good enough to know you're interested in guns but not right wing stuff. Simple as that.