My email at the moment

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    • Ada@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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      1 year ago

      We have open approvals, but also emails when people register. It lets me skim usernames and check out new accounts manually, whilst also having open registration

    • Krusty@feddit.it
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      1 year ago

      I suppose they do it to avoid possible spam and an explosion of registratuon that slows/crashes the server

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, that’s why many instances also block other instances that technically aren’t bad, but due to the amount of pill ads, and people with hitler profile pictures posting gore coming from them have been blocked. That’s why so many instances have an application process.