Is there such a thing as an #ActivityPub spamfilter?
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Is there such a thing as an #ActivityPub spamfilter?
The #Fediverse already has a very heterogeneous software landscape. I'm reading about proposals to add support to #GitLab as well. But one problem would be common to every implementation: Spam.
And just like MTAs don't each implement their own spam filtering and instead rely on rspamd and spamassassin, I feel like some middleware should exist for ActivityPub as well.
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Is there such a thing as an #ActivityPub spamfilter?
The #Fediverse already has a very heterogeneous software landscape. I'm reading about proposals to add support to #GitLab as well. But one problem would be common to every implementation: Spam.
And just like MTAs don't each implement their own spam filtering and instead rely on rspamd and spamassassin, I feel like some middleware should exist for ActivityPub as well.
Someone thought of this two years ago, but that project really is what it claims to be: simple. And abandoned.
https://github.com/webscrubbing/simple-activitypub-spam-filter
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Someone thought of this two years ago, but that project really is what it claims to be: simple. And abandoned.
https://github.com/webscrubbing/simple-activitypub-spam-filter
@jpl@norden.social if you're interested in these sorts of questions, joining the Trust and Safety Task Force might be worth your time 🙂
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Is there such a thing as an #ActivityPub spamfilter?
The #Fediverse already has a very heterogeneous software landscape. I'm reading about proposals to add support to #GitLab as well. But one problem would be common to every implementation: Spam.
And just like MTAs don't each implement their own spam filtering and instead rely on rspamd and spamassassin, I feel like some middleware should exist for ActivityPub as well.
We're not currently doing anything around spam because it's not really a specification issue. There has been a few projects in this space, but when I've tested them they've left a lot to be desired. I can't remember specific names off top of head now though because it's been at least 6 months since I did that reaearch
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@Edent It should work. But of course, there is a possibility of some popular implementation not being able to handle it.
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@Edent - fun - just knowing this exists has me thinking of where to try it.
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I mean, I see no reason why this wouldn't work. `alsoKnownAs` is an array of names.
I suppose if Alice is following both Bob and Chuck, then B & C are merged into Dave, she won't "double follow".
But I wonder if there are any other gotchas?
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A question about #ActivityPub account migration.
Is it possible to use it to combine multiple accounts into one?
That is, can I `movedTo` all my old accounts to one new account, and set *several* `alsoKnownAs` on my new account's actor?
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@Edent There is also the html5 dom parser in 8.4, etc.
Nah, I suspect in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS version 8.5 will be available. For those simpler/cheaper webhosting with some oldstable Debian I suspect they use PHP packaged by SURY.
I just have to be patient.
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@fabio @liaizon New quote test, wooo!
https://blog.fabiomanganiello.com/article/Madblog-federated-blogging-from-markdown
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@silverpill
@general @julian
Talk about an appropriate application of a merkle tree
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@aslakr yeah, it's a tough trade-off.
The new curl stuff in 8.5 looks essential for dealing with all the POSTing it has to do - and the new URl validation is very handy.Happy for you to make an 8.3 fork if you think it is worth it.
