ashley 😸 @hauntedlatte@toot.cat

Happy Friday, please enjoy this photo of my sister’s kitten basking in the sun

MY BEAUTIFUL BOYS EVERYBODY IN THIS HOUSE IS NAP

suspend raki.social, it's ran by some techbro who seems intent on datamining the fediverse

so far it's tried to follow everyone with two bots, one clearly marked (@riker) and one unmarked as a "social experiment" (@swift)

the person running the instance isn't clear on their intent with these bots, but they have mused on the fact that you can datamine with federation bots (https://raki.social/@33b5e5/100675134230529744) which seems to me like they want to hide their intent

there is minimal collateral from suspending this instance -- only 22 users with 103 statuses, most of the interaction has been said datamining bots

hellloooooo if you run an instance (especially an unusual/joke instance) on mastodon, you should email me at gita.jackson at kotaku dot com. would love to ask you a few questions for a story.

This is a subtoot, because I can’t reply to the original toot without getting a headache, but it also works as a PSA:

Do not post blinking gifs without marking them as sensitive media and hiding them behind a suitable CW (e.g. “stroboscopic”, “blinking lights” or “seizure warning”).

Look at this selfie I took at my therapist office this morning .

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Good morning. 🌞 A cat for your #Caturday, #Catstodon. #cats #mastocats

mom says its my turn on the switch!!!

Look at him posing

Pls boost this autumnal boy

Cattitude #cats