Self-deleting downvote bots, post bots (lemmus.org)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by sundray@lemmus.org to c/support@lemmy.world

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Accounts are being created on lemmy.world, downvoting en mass, and then deleting themselves. (See this example, https://lemvotes.org/user/iuyfihefoqerhif@lemmy.world - 99 downvotes in 7 minutes.)

Accounts are also being created, then flooding communities with posts, then also deleting themselves. A few examples below:

Are the admins aware of this behavior? If so, is anything being done to remediate this issue?

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[-] sundray@lemmus.org 2 points 3 days ago

Thank you for letting me know, I appreciate it! 🤎

this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2026

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