Post #1740574
2026-04-28 07:29 UTC
@skaphle
The server doesn't but the app does. Is there any reason to not want to make the app hide messages from accounts with such names?
@expertenkommision_cyberunfall @signalapp
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@skaphle@social.tchncs.de 2026-04-28 10:21
@tnhd @expertenkommision_cyberunfall @signalapp "such names" is quite complicated. Is it a list? A regular expression pattern? Machine-learning? I have a whack-a-mole image in my mind when I think about it. It's a bit like spam filters in general. And in the end the scammers can just try different profile names and pictures until the filter lets it pass and it still has a reasonable air of legitimity. I'm quite skeptical that it's worth the effort.