I have weirdo trying to say I made a bomb threat to flag the auto-mod system. Besides blocking him, what do you think is the best way to avoid stalking? I’d prefer to stay on the platform and not let gross dudes like that win by silencing me. I’m pretty sure it’s just a random teenager from Australia. I mostly talk about animals and welfare on my account.

Edit: my account history is my evidence.

  • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    +1 for “contact admins.”

    This isn’t Reddit, they are human beings you can reach.

    Don’t let the stalker “win” by switching accounts. If you do that, just do it temporarily; they’ll get bored after a while. Then come back to this account.

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    15 hours ago

    You can make a new account (possibly on a different instance) and make sure it doesn’t have any connections to your current account

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    I’d probably just ignore him and move on. If he keeps bugging you, maybe try asking admins of your instance for help?

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    I have weirdo trying to say I made a bomb threat to flag the auto-mod system

    Link or it didn’t happen.

    what do you think is the best way to avoid stalking?

    Report them.

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      15 hours ago

      Why does this person need to prove they’re being harassed? Especially when they’re not even calling out the specific user.

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        15 hours ago

        They don’t have to prove it, and I don’t have to believe it without evidence.

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            9 hours ago

            Because crybullying & swatting are a thing, so as a lemmy.ml admin, I’m not going to take moderation actions based on unsubstantiated claims.

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              As an admin, you should probably work on understanding the difference between someone asking the community for advice and someone reaching out to you directly as an admin.