An external server can simply fake the timestamps. If I cared, I could make this comment appear as if it were posted in the 1800s.
Individual servers may want to rate limit (non-bot) accounts, but for federated systems that’s merely a small roadbump.
There is a solution to this problem, and that’s quick and decisive action from the moderators of the server being spammed. Block the user, or defederate the entire instance if that doesn’t help, and purge all the old posts.
An external server can simply fake the timestamps. If I cared, I could make this comment appear as if it were posted in the 1800s.
Individual servers may want to rate limit (non-bot) accounts, but for federated systems that’s merely a small roadbump.
There is a solution to this problem, and that’s quick and decisive action from the moderators of the server being spammed. Block the user, or defederate the entire instance if that doesn’t help, and purge all the old posts.