this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2023
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Speaking from experience, they could fix their spam and abuse woes very easily by just closing new signups or restricting it in some way. Simplest would be invite-only (built-in feature of Mastodon), or restrict the signups page based on IP range whitelist/blacklist.
EDIT: Their domain has been reinstated, and they disabled open signups. New registrations now require moderator approval https://pawoo.net/@pawoo_support/111249170584706318
I’m pretty sure they were complicit in this and were not really trying to fight it.
Actual CSAM on pawoo wasn't even a problem. It was just spam from feds or scammers.