If you get a post like this, it is a scam. This particular one targeted many #HashTagGames players and replied to various hashtag game plays but the account has now been blocked by Mastodon.Social.

Mastodon does not do age verification. Check with your instance, report it, etc if you get something like this.

Edit to remove the player that was targeted from the image and to add the #FediBlock tag

#FediBlock

I just blocked lemy.lol here, on my Friendica server, and on my PieFed server based on their site logo being a fascist symbol, which I'm taking as both a dog whistle and a warning sign.

Block this creep

Lol #fediblock this account that just tried to follow me, just in case it's *not* a scambot
CW for a tiny Elon Musk face
@ E_Musk@mastodon.social
I'm this close to muting the whole damn instance

Hey everyone—hope you’re all doing okay out there. I want to share something important that’s been weighing on my mind: there have been credible reports about the instance dansu.org that are pretty disturbing. Folks have had their private info exposed without permission, trans community members have been targeted with hateful messages, and AI tools have been used to amplify all of this. It’s heartbreaking to see anyone subjected to doxxing or harassment, especially in spaces meant for connection and support.

We’ve always stood for kindness, respect, and safety in our little corner of the Fediverse. That’s why I’m asking you—if you help run an instance, if you moderate, or if you simply care about our community—to please take these steps:

Fediblock dansu.org right away so no more harmful content can spread.

Suspend any accounts tied to these violations and bump up your security settings to “high.”

Keep an eye out for any sneaky attempts to rejoin under a different name or address.

I know it can feel heavy to deal with stuff like this, but by standing together we protect each other. Thanks for looking out for everyone—especially those who might be more vulnerable. If you have any questions or need to talk about it, reach out. We’re all in this together.

mutual aid scam alert @/esta@mas.to

no prior interaction or such

random @

A website appears to be scraping hashtags and creating AI articles, and then replying to the OG post

It stole one of my posts (https://oldfriends.live/@paul/114770093020700675) for its AI created article then spammed me from s00laiman@mastodon.social

It's doing it with #HashTagGames tags and other trending hashtags.

Edit: making links dead as it appears to serve malware now: www.trend247daily.com/articles

#MastoAdmin

Article created from scraped post: www.trend247daily.com/article/mastering-the-art-of-the-productive-day-wake-up-look-busy-go-to-bed

See this thread above, unless the AI content spammer deletes its reply and breaks the thread.

I don't know where it is getting its content, from it's Mastodon Account ( s00laiman@mastodon.social ) account, rss, or the API. If it has an application I would hope staff@mastodon.social and moderation@mastodon.social would shut it down from scraping the API.