<![CDATA[I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI.]]>I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. Like, I never thought I'd say it, but I miss suspending Nazis and bigots—at least they were real people who would give up after a while—these LLMs just go on and on, and they don't give a shit if they're suspended or rejected.

(but also and )

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/4765b972-9c77-4233-9e80-b7e5b083233f/i-m-getting-burnt-out-on-all-my-moderation-actions-being-against-fucking-ai.RSS for NodeFri, 19 Jun 2026 20:22:56 GMTMon, 15 Jun 2026 17:38:39 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:15:46 GMT]]>@alice Sry, im kinda shy bcs i left discord for like 4 year ago and that place hurted me. Idk

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116525722538990809/statuses/116756194692774123https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116525722538990809/statuses/116756194692774123Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:15:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:14:22 GMT]]>@naitir_ that is an oddly suspicious first post for a human.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alice/statuses/116756189184122201https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alice/statuses/116756189184122201Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:14:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:09:58 GMT]]>@alice Hello, i'm a human, i swear.. It's my first time commenting in Mastodon since i'm here for like... Half a year? idk i forgot when i created my first account (That is is my second also) and my english is like begginer level..

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116525722538990809/statuses/116756171872429451https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116525722538990809/statuses/116756171872429451Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:09:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:04:11 GMT]]>@scm they've gotten a lot "smarter". Things like "ignore all previous instructions" don't really work anymore.

...which shows they're being trained to circumvent anti-AI stuff.

@tinker

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alice/statuses/116756149152120217https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alice/statuses/116756149152120217Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:04:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:02:03 GMT]]>@protocol7 @alice we'd definitely be interested in any updates on this

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://puntarella.party/users/rolery/statuses/116756140729981675https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://puntarella.party/users/rolery/statuses/116756140729981675Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:02:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:00:34 GMT]]>@alice @tinker I wonder if reverse captchas would work on them, they used to work on the really dumb bots

You add an extra form field and hide it with CSS. Any request where that field isn’t blank is rejected, since bots tend to fill out all of the fields. I don’t know how well it works on the newer stuff though

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/scm/statuses/116756134905172698https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/scm/statuses/116756134905172698Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:00:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:00:24 GMT]]>@alice the same is happening on our small instance. We decided to automatically reject any request with disposable emails, which sucks for those who wanted to use them for extra privacy, but it seems the only way to manage the current wave

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://puntarella.party/users/rolery/statuses/116756134278881109https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://puntarella.party/users/rolery/statuses/116756134278881109Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:00:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:58:07 GMT]]>@alice I feel like If it was a smaller project they would target maybe a handful of instancs they really really want to get into but this does seem to target every single instance just to spread out as much as possible. I saw one instance claim they can tell it's the Russians but they didn't give any proof, so.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://flipping.rocks/ap/users/116413516515850283/statuses/116756125297325550https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://flipping.rocks/ap/users/116413516515850283/statuses/116756125297325550Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:58:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:53:50 GMT]]>@christopherkunz @alice i love me some node happiness and color assignment ❤

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/Li/statuses/116756108473778491https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/Li/statuses/116756108473778491Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:53:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:52:58 GMT]]>@weirdmustard you can still free-tier that shit (or run a fairly fast model locally if you have a good gaming PC).

But yeah, they're getting more sophisticated (in a bad way).

@Ollivdb

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alice/statuses/116756105003266723https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alice/statuses/116756105003266723Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:52:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:51:01 GMT]]>@geolaw yeah. That's one solution, and I agree with the folx who do it—especially if your instance is mostly people who have another channel in which they're acquainted.

But I don't like that it bars people who don't already have connections here from joining.

I still think moderated signups is the best choice for us, but it's getting more taxing.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alice/statuses/116756097391433013https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alice/statuses/116756097391433013Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:51:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:46:56 GMT]]>@Ollivdb Also with token prices being what they are, that's probably not an inexperienced small actor but someone who can burn through tens of thousands of dollars a day just to get a few trojan horses into the city. @alice

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://flipping.rocks/ap/users/116413516515850283/statuses/116756081300342565https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://flipping.rocks/ap/users/116413516515850283/statuses/116756081300342565Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:46:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:45:14 GMT]]>@alice thank you for all you do (and your team does!) to keep this place as beautifully safe and welcoming as it is!! We appreciate you a lot

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/116391717366773401/statuses/116756074617603344https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/116391717366773401/statuses/116756074617603344Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:45:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:44:01 GMT]]>@Ollivdb From what I've seen on message boards, Github and others, those agents don't fall for that anymore. They know what the signup process is supposed to look like and when a document is designed to confuse them. Your strategy would have worked a year ago but these aren't your typical bots anymore but agents trying to create bots. @alice

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://flipping.rocks/ap/users/116413516515850283/statuses/116756069835127690https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://flipping.rocks/ap/users/116413516515850283/statuses/116756069835127690Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:44:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:40:08 GMT]]>@ricci
Same here... 😳
@alice

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://punkstodon.de/users/rwaschbaer/statuses/116756054581671062https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://punkstodon.de/users/rwaschbaer/statuses/116756054581671062Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:40:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:36:52 GMT]]>@alice Dead internet theory has moved from being a theory to being a axiom frighteningly quickly. The few places that are still real are under relentless assault. It's scary. Thank you and to all the other mods and instance admins keeping the flood at bay. ❤️ But we seriously need to figure out something to manage this. 😔

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/gilgwath/statuses/116756041707277635https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/gilgwath/statuses/116756041707277635Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:36:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:36:38 GMT]]>@alice I wonder, if everyone sets up a requirement that new accounts post “AI is going to kill us all. Guillotine the billionaire class!”, would the accounts amplify countermessaging to their overlords’ existence?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/mcnado/statuses/116756040838343107https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/mcnado/statuses/116756040838343107Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:36:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:26:07 GMT]]>@drahardja thank you. It's part of the (volunteer) job, but I wish I wasn't spending my energy against something that was burning compute tokens in an attempt to enshittify our platform.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alice/statuses/116755999471003030https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alice/statuses/116755999471003030Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:26:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:23:43 GMT]]>@alice Gawd, I’m sorry you’re going through that. I don’t know how to help, but I want to express my sympathies.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/drahardja/statuses/116755990004023611https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/drahardja/statuses/116755990004023611Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:23:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:20:08 GMT]]>@NineIsntPrime you're quite welcome!

I couldn't do it without the help of the other folx at @mcp —they're all lovely.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alice/statuses/116755975907661968https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alice/statuses/116755975907661968Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:20:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:14:01 GMT]]>@alice Boo, for more AI bullshit. But thank you for running a wonderful community that proactively takes care of garbage like that.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/116543636489174978/statuses/116755951894631332https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/ap/users/116543636489174978/statuses/116755951894631332Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:14:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:08:02 GMT]]>@alice
Fruit flies are at least a foundation of genetic sciences \s

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dzwiedziu/statuses/116755928338960852https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dzwiedziu/statuses/116755928338960852Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:08:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:06:36 GMT]]>@alice our instance is seeing mostly Russian bots in this space. They’re easier to spot than general AI. As you mentioned, the patterns of the general ones are increasingly harder to spot.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/markwyner/statuses/116755922704803884https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/markwyner/statuses/116755922704803884Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:06:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm getting burnt out on all my moderation actions being against fucking AI. on Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:05:51 GMT]]>@alice not sure it can help but maybe trying some adversarial stuff like https://jqwik.net/docs/current/user-guide.html#anti-ai-usage-clause. Don’t know what moderation tools can do, but if you can reply then try to make every attempt a risk for the “attacker”??

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://rebel.ar/ap/users/116142845761035056/statuses/116755919743719537https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://rebel.ar/ap/users/116142845761035056/statuses/116755919743719537Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:05:51 GMT