SatyrSack@feddit.org to Fediverse memes@feddit.ukEnglish · 11 days agoLooking for a PieFed instance that doesn't require me to provide an email addressi.imgflip.comvideomessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down15
arrow-up146arrow-down1videoLooking for a PieFed instance that doesn't require me to provide an email addressi.imgflip.comSatyrSack@feddit.org to Fediverse memes@feddit.ukEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square17linkfedilink
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·10 days agoOr another way to look at it is that the users with no email are typically the most disruptive since they can hide behind anonymity. No-email signups are a good way to get stuck in moderation hell.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 days agoGetting a new email takes like a whole minute. Requiring an email does make it harder for spammers though.
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 days agoEvery extra step bad actors have to go through is an incentive to troll somewhere else.
Or another way to look at it is that the users with no email are typically the most disruptive since they can hide behind anonymity. No-email signups are a good way to get stuck in moderation hell.
Getting a new email takes like a whole minute.
Requiring an email does make it harder for spammers though.
Every extra step bad actors have to go through is an incentive to troll somewhere else.