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OpenDNA⚙️ (opendna@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 19-Apr-2024 02:06:29 JST OpenDNA⚙️
- Eugen Rochko
- Matthias Pfefferle
@pfefferle @Gargron tl;dr Mastodon basically DDOSed my WordPress instances. ~30k in exactly 30 minutes, then back to baseline ~0.
Between 18:28-18:58, it looks like every Mastodon instance decided to request the posts which were federated WP+AP months ago.
Any idea why?

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  Matthias Pfefferle (pfefferle@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 19-Apr-2024 02:06:29 JST Matthias Pfefferle
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  - Eugen Rochko
  @opendna @Gargron we reposted your blogpost on the fediverse :(
  
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  Matthias Pfefferle (pfefferle@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 19-Apr-2024 02:08:23 JST Matthias Pfefferle
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  - Eugen Rochko
  @opendna @Gargron this is one of the downgrades if you have some reach https://ar.al/2022/11/09/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”)
    
    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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