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Typosquatting identity theft (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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This troll used an admin name with one more letter. How do we deal with admin identity theft? Should instance admins reserve usernames preemptively? This troll will likely try u/Desssalines or something similar next. Maybe mod/admin flairs should be more flashy to avoid such confusions?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I can't currently check, but don't admins already have a shield icon next to their username?

Edit: typo