I wanted to share a glimpse into the invisible battle we're fighting: We're an open instance built to give genuine people a direct gateway to the Fediverse. Sign up, confirm your email, boom, done. But bots, bad actors, and spammers try to get in, too. Last month's numbers: Total signups: 1,025 Blocked by email domain: 675 Blocked after signup: 141 Genuine people (or undetected): 209 It surprised me that genuine people make up only about 20% of the total. #MastoAdmin #tootcommunity