Seems like everything is up to date on lemmy.dbzer0 now, just minor federation quirks it seems like. Thanks for notifying about a potential issue.

It’s an open issue on github from 2024, it doesn’t seem to be a priority. This tool allows us to react faster than reports though, and hopefully remove some problematic content before it’s seen by others.

I’ll copy the answer I provided in the main thread over on !meta@programming.dev, but to also add, the tool does not monitor all users. It only monitors newly created user accounts on programming.dev for x amount of time so that we know that the account isn’t being made to abuse or spam. We do not want to have this tool monitoring regular users.

Copied reply about why DM monitoring is needed:

From the PR standpoint, I don’t think it’s worth it, and it’d be better to just leave it on reports.

The problem is that we can’t rely on reports of DMs since lemmy doesn’t federate them to us.

E.g.
-> troll@programming.dev makes a new account and sends harassment to victim@lemmy.instance
-> victim@lemmy.instance reports the DMs from troll@programming.dev
-> We, the admins of programming.dev, do not see this report because lemmy does not federate the DM report and troll@programming.dev can continue harassing others because we never find out about it.

This isn’t just a theoretical, it happened just last month that one of our users (1 day old account) sent rape and death threats (which were reported), and we found out about it by pure chance when talking to admins from the other instance.

And just to clarify, the tool only automatically monitors new accounts, i.e. accounts that are being registered today. If you account is more than a few weeks old, the tool doesn’t monitor any of your activity.

Please avoid insulting users in your comments

It’s not about the profanity itself, it’s about what language the trolls/harassers typically use. The comment containing profanity was restored after it was seen to not be harassment. Most new users doesn’t trigger the automod in the supervision period.

The instance has experienced a lot of trolls signing up recently, so we need to moderate new accounts more strictly. The automated removal is needed to respond quickly to potential harassment. The comment was restored after manual review.

Please have a second read of our Code of Conduct which you agreed to follow when signing up to our instance. Being purposefully hostile is not in line with that agreement.

Please follow our instance’s Code of Conduct and avoid using slurs, repeated breaches will lead to a temporary ban from our instance.

Hi

Can you update the title to be the same as the updated title in the news article?

The (successful) end of the kernel Rust experiment

Please remember to follow our Code of Conduct, making unprovoked insults will lead to admin action. Continued breaches will eventually lead to temporary and permanent ban. for more information, see https://legal.programming.dev/docs/administration-guidelines/#protocols

Please follow our instance’s Code of Conduct when engaging with our communities and try to avoid using insults. Repeated breaches will lead to temporary ban from our instance.

Hi, I’ve sent you a new DM

Hey

Please check your DMs, you got unresolved reports from c/linux

If you don’t have anything positive or helpful to say, it would be better to just not reply. If you think the post shouldn’t be posted here, use the report function instead.

Please don’t stalk/harass our users, it can and will lead to a site wide ban if reported.

Reminder that our Code of Conduct (3.2, 3. 5) applies even on communities outside our instance. If you keep breaking those rules we may give you a temporary ban.

Chess got an open class and a female class. The latter is there to provide a safer environment for girls and hopefully encourage more to try out the sport.

Just block it? Do you really browse c/all without filtering out unwanted communities?