Post #4493313
2026-08-11 08:35 UTC
We are aware of a spam campaign of accounts like "supportbot" that attempted to impersonate pixelfed.social staff and get users to click on a malicious link.
I (@dansup@mastodon.social) was on the way home from FediCon when the reports came in, and I promptly suspended those accounts.
*Official communications from pixelfed.social admins/staff will only be sent via email, never DMs or comments.*
We are working on improved measures to prevent this type of abuse.
Please spread this message!
#Pixelfed
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@realsimon@mastodon.green 2026-08-11 12:42
@pixelfed@mastodon.social @dansup@mastodon.social Scam campaigns in the fedi are so fascinating because they CAN'T be profitable. Targeting a niche network of people who tend to be extremely tech literate?? Whoever does this must be doing it for fun.