I had my first attempt at a relationship scammer on Mastodon. Exchanged some banal chat about science streams on Twitch, then she (if she was a she) dropped the “I’d like to get to know you better, let’s take this to telegram or email”.
Sure thing. I’m a 53 year old married father of two, I’m sure I’m a real catch
Ha sounds like the scammer knows their audience. Let’s try seducing middle aged dads talking about science on federated social networks… 🧪
Mastodon really runs on direct post engagement, especially boosts, to make the whole thing work without an algorithm
It’s very similar to tumblr in that a boost is supposed to function like a like/upvote to spread content, since no automated algorithm is going to suggest that post for you.
But I’m sure people are also trying to grow their networks quick, since it’s sort of a hollow experience without it
The optimist in me thinks the post was pretty clever but have a suspicion some people just smash star and boost until it’s meaningless. Like as soon as I hit send it started.
