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Technology@beehaw.org • 1 year ago

Is the fediverse about to get Fryed? (Or, “Why every toot is also a potential denial of service attack”)

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Is the fediverse about to get Fryed? (Or, “Why every toot is also a potential denial of service attack”)

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Technology@beehaw.org • 1 year ago

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Every time I post something that gets lots of engagement, I essentially end up carrying out a denial of service attack on myself. What does this say about the design of Mastodon and ActivityPub and the future of the fediverse?

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1 year ago
Good point - As a hoster of a single-user instance (pleroma) I think more options for managed hosting services could help with this.

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