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So, let's talk about why a bunch of KF accounts are popping up on Bluesky to begin with. What they're doing is target hunting, and the signal they're looking for is reactions. They're looking for reactions because, spoiler alert, there are not as many of them as they would like you to think. -ACL

They're also not as good at what they do as they would like you to think. The vast majority are lazy. They ARE dangerous, but they are opportunistic. The best thing you can do is to not publicly freak out or react if a KF account likes your tweets, follows you, or DMs you. Block them, move on. -ACL

Now this doesn't apply to everyone they target, unfortunately. It is sadly true that for some folks, they can ignore KF and "keep their heads down" all they want and KF will still go after them just as doggedly, if not more so. But those folks have a higher risk of being targeted to begin with. -ACL

The best way to not end up on their radar is to deny them the satisfaction of them knowing that you've noticed them, or that their automated bot is making you feel unsafe. It has liked 100s of posts in an hour; they can't & won't focus on you specifically unless you tell them the attack worked. -ACL

Either: it's just a bot trying to jumpscare you, or you've already been screenshotted/archived. The correct action is the same for both: block and move on. You may be tempted to lock down and delete your profile, but if you do they're likely to take the clawback as an indication to push further. -LF

It's natural to feel afraid or worried from such an interaction. If you are, process those feelings with a friend or trusted person in private, rather than in public view where your misery can become grist for someone's sadistic pleasure or, worse, an excuse to further harass and abuse you. -LF

this makes it make sense at least. i was just confused because theyre being obvious about it in the weirdest way just to get blocked. so like a scam filter, where theyre trying to filter out the more difficult to bother people ig?

Exactly so. Or like the misspelled 419 scam emails, or like the "I could totally do better at that game" scam ads bsky.app/profile/lizt...

The list on your account seems to only contain one name? (which I’d already blocked via another list)

This is because Bluesky's Moderation team is very good at banning the accounts. When banned they drop off the list. -ACL

Here's another bsky.app/profile/4wh6...