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Image uploads are now disabled on lemm.ee due to malicious users (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by sunaurus@lemm.ee to c/meta@lemm.ee

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Sorry for the short post, I'm not able to make it nice with full context at the moment, but I want to quickly get this announcement out to prevent confusion:

Unfortunately, people are uploading child sexual abuse images on some instances (apparently as a form of attack against Lemmy). I am taking some steps to prevent such content from making it onto lemm.ee servers. As one preventative measure, I am disabling all image uploads on lemm.ee until further notice - this is to ensure that lemm.ee can not be used as gateway to spread CSAM into the network.

It will not possible to upload any new avatars or banners while this limit is in effect.

I'm really sorry for the disruption, it's a necessary trade-off for now until we figure out the way forward.

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[-] TomboyShulk@hexbear.net 70 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

If a single hexbear user is participating in this (which I sincerely doubt, and honestly refuse to lend any bit credence towards, and yet I indulge this fantastical hypothetical nonetheless) they will immediately be site-banned for 1984 years. CSAM is reprehensible and is not tolerated. I truly doubt this is the case. If Hexbear is occupying this kind of space in your brain, I would wholeheartedly recommend you logout-lemmy and meet some people.

[-] AeroLemming@lemm.ee 36 points 11 months ago

I don't know what the Hexbears would have to gain from attacking lemm.ee. It's one of the mainstream instances that hasn't defederated from Hexbear, so there also wouldn't be anything to retaliate against unless I'm missing some news.

[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org -3 points 11 months ago

Don't try to understand an army of trolls. Part of the job is destroying itself

[-] pisstoria@hexbear.net 45 points 11 months ago

While we might seem annoying, I don't think a community that consistently uses content warnings for text posts is the right place to look if you're trying to find the kinds of people who would post that kind of imagery en masse.

[-] chickentendrils@hexbear.net 23 points 11 months ago

been using it since chapo dot chat and I haven't felt as nuts since using reddit years ago, as I have since federation was implemented

it isnt even like they have to visit a whole ass other site, it just shows up inline with everything else

[-] PeoplesRepublicOfNewEngland@hexbear.net 17 points 11 months ago

Every time I see a lemmeee.eeeee thread I feel gross and no amount of scrubbing my skin off in the shower seems to help

It's gotten so bad I even reply here it's awful

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