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   DeeAnn Little (chillicampari@layer8.space)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 23:48:37 JST DeeAnn Little

   Is there a term for when someone takes the extra effort (via deliberate misspellings/obfuscations, posting screenshots, things like that) to bypass user-created filters or blocks? It seems to fall somewhere around spam or engagement bait but neither of those are exactly what it is.

   #askfedi

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     morph (morph@morphnet.de)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 23:48:35 JST morph

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     @chillicampari You mean when I write "Elmo" or "V1agra"?

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     Rocketman (slothrop@chaos.social)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 23:54:13 JST Rocketman

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     @chillicampari In a new Fedi participant, it might be a habit learned on proprietary platforms.

     Someone who's been here for a while? Needs a reminder, and then a block.

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     morph (morph@morphnet.de)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2025 00:03:36 JST morph

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     @chillicampari That's a good question. And is there a strategy to let a filter learn those?

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     DeeAnn Little (chillicampari@layer8.space)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2025 00:03:38 JST DeeAnn Little

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     • morph

     @morph yes, just like that. ;)

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     morph (morph@morphnet.de)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2025 00:40:15 JST morph

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     @chillicampari And always a lot if handwork as it is to build lists. I have a total mess of lists, mutes, blocks and filters. But thank god no spam.

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     DeeAnn Little (chillicampari@layer8.space)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2025 00:40:16 JST DeeAnn Little

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     • morph

     @morph the Mastodon interface seems to have support for partial string matching (which is neat) but that can also end up with accidental over-filtering. And I do like that there is timing and expiry. But now I am wondering about easier/smarter filter options.