@blake @michaell @mjf_pro @erlend @tchambers @Mastodon @codinghorror @how this doesn't necessarily work as in more sophisticated attacks, accounts are setup years before and run in an semi-automated fashion interacting and posting news stories before finally activating for misinformation or spam.
A classic spam filter, especially for mentioned-only posts, would likely handle our spam problem better. As would controls on from whom we accept mentioned-only posts.