depends. for reddit, i dunno what they do, i imagine they have some email verification or something. Maybe also sms verify. On hexbear, we require written applications to be approved.
The written application to join gave me “serious tankie group” vibes, when I signed up. Kinda neat. A little much for a social media account, but if it keeps the libs and bots out, I guess it’s necessary and better than some approaches.
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Reddit has device fingerprinting. Bots that try the sign-up page get hit with an intense fingerprinting script and probably a captcha but the fingerprinting script is probably the main thing. If they can’t fingerprint you well enough or it throws up flags that you look like a bot then they probably shadowban that account or demand email verification.
Wouldn’t it be trivial to generate accounts as needed?
depends. for reddit, i dunno what they do, i imagine they have some email verification or something. Maybe also sms verify. On hexbear, we require written applications to be approved.
You have to apply to join hexbear now??
I feel wicked underground for bypassing the application process. I was here before we were super-exclusive.
The written application to join gave me “serious tankie group” vibes, when I signed up. Kinda neat. A little much for a social media account, but if it keeps the libs and bots out, I guess it’s necessary and better than some approaches.
ⓘ This user is suspected of being a bear. Please report any suspawcious behaviour.
Reddit has device fingerprinting. Bots that try the sign-up page get hit with an intense fingerprinting script and probably a captcha but the fingerprinting script is probably the main thing. If they can’t fingerprint you well enough or it throws up flags that you look like a bot then they probably shadowban that account or demand email verification.