It’s great! I use it on both my home server and my Hetzner server. It blocks connections based on behaviors defined by scenarios. I configured it to block any connections it decides to block via the firewall.

So far, so good. I don’t even know it’s running. It just does its job of blocking bots.

I recommend changing your perception of AI as merely a tool that requires human verification.

If you cannot verify its work, then you need to learn how to. Allowing AI to code a complex service like Lemmy will introduce significant bugs that you won’t realize are there.

What about to a PO Box if they’re available where you live?

These small variations tend to happen because the data is not perfect. The important thing is to see how it trends over time. When we clean up the data to reduce the noise of the ups and downs, we see that it’s trending up.

Exactly. For me, it’s quality vs quantity.

It is a federation of multiple instances with one goal in mind: to liberate human interaction from gamification and algorithm manipulation that makes you addicted to the platform, allowing them to brainwash you with targeted ads.

As for Lemmy/Piefed, the goal is to liberate and free human speech without profiting from it or being manipulated by algorithms and features like Reddit’s karma system.

As this is version 3.0.0, I’ll wait a bit before upgrading.