<![CDATA[⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds.]]>⚠️ Heads up - there's a bot doing the rounds. Mastodon does not "temporarily restrict your visibility" - that is simply not a thing here.

If you see a DM or post to that effect begging you to click a link to restore anything, do not click it - report it instead.

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]]>https://caint.ie/topic/e6bb5f38-1961-4e55-8ffd-77a70c5db801/heads-up-there-s-a-mastodon-scam-bot-doing-the-rounds.RSS for NodeTue, 14 Apr 2026 23:42:59 GMTTue, 14 Apr 2026 02:54:05 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:31:31 GMT]]>@timixretroplays@digipres.club Way to ruin an honest hustle. <_<

]]>https://caint.ie/post/https://lamp.leemoon.network/notes/al2608tub985055jhttps://caint.ie/post/https://lamp.leemoon.network/notes/al2608tub985055jTue, 14 Apr 2026 12:31:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:38:13 GMT]]>@timixretroplays scamming the already tech savvy people? Good luck with that.

]]>https://caint.ie/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116352254831008129/statuses/116402624475591822https://caint.ie/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116352254831008129/statuses/116402624475591822Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:38:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:27:13 GMT]]>@timixretroplays I received an email the other day warning me a new IP address had accessed my account 😏 Yeah, nah.

]]>https://caint.ie/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116314761369107996/statuses/116402109395932675https://caint.ie/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116314761369107996/statuses/116402109395932675Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:27:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:13:53 GMT]]>@timixretroplays
Got hit twice tonight.
Block. Block.
Easy.

]]>https://caint.ie/post/https://mastodon.online/users/jaykass/statuses/116401585111705133https://caint.ie/post/https://mastodon.online/users/jaykass/statuses/116401585111705133Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:13:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:59:11 GMT]]>@timixretroplays @socialmedia can someone please end the tyranny of the “open registration” instances on Mastodon? The amount of spam generated is unacceptable.

]]>https://caint.ie/post/https://socialbc.ca/users/chris/statuses/116401527272111639https://caint.ie/post/https://socialbc.ca/users/chris/statuses/116401527272111639Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:59:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:41:13 GMT]]>@timixretroplays Post with "apple" or "ai" hashtags and like 5 bots will automatically boost it.

]]>https://caint.ie/post/https://cyberplace.social/users/chrisp/statuses/116401220696334351https://caint.ie/post/https://cyberplace.social/users/chrisp/statuses/116401220696334351Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:41:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:49:15 GMT]]>Probably the one kind of post I'm not mildly bothered by trending bots latching onto and boosting.

]]>https://caint.ie/post/https://digipres.club/users/timixretroplays/statuses/116401016400237236https://caint.ie/post/https://digipres.club/users/timixretroplays/statuses/116401016400237236Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:49:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:25:48 GMT]]>@timixretroplays

That's 2 scam bots reported this hour on Mastodon.cloud.

]]>https://caint.ie/post/https://lingo.lol/ap/users/115645018233576898/statuses/116400924188186678https://caint.ie/post/https://lingo.lol/ap/users/115645018233576898/statuses/116400924188186678Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:25:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:12:25 GMT]]>The people who run scams like this ought to be hunted for sport and very slowly eaten by carnivorous giraffes

]]>https://caint.ie/post/https://digipres.club/users/timixretroplays/statuses/116400871527842844https://caint.ie/post/https://digipres.club/users/timixretroplays/statuses/116400871527842844Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:12:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:05:59 GMT]]>@timixretroplays Decided to suspend the instance receiving 2 from them, and spotting a third. Only one account was following here, and I couldn't find it, wasn't finding this account.

]]>https://caint.ie/post/https://social.jigmedatse.com/users/jigmedatse/statuses/116400846214843957https://caint.ie/post/https://social.jigmedatse.com/users/jigmedatse/statuses/116400846214843957Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:05:59 GMT