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2 | author: bigpresh | |
3 | date: 2017-12-05 09:00:00+00:00 | |
4 | slug: joe-job-spam | |
5 | title: "Joe-Job" spam on other networks referring to freenode | |
6 | category: community | |
7 | category: general | |
8 | category: freenode | |
9 | --- | |
10 | ||
11 | It has come to our attention that someone is going around other IRC networks, | |
12 | spamming channels with racist messages which suggest that they are promoting a | |
13 | channel here on freenode, and that we are aware and supportive of such. | |
14 | ||
15 | We are monitoring the situation, but there's little we can do when they're | |
16 | targetting other networks, but we'd like to clarify that we of course do not | |
17 | support any racist or hate-inciting behaviour, which is strictly against our | |
18 | [terms of use](http://freenode.net/policies), and that the channel(s) referenced | |
19 | in the spam messages are in no way connected to the spam - rather they are | |
20 | innocent victims of a "[Joe Job](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_job)" | |
21 | designed to disrupt them as well as freenode. | |
22 | ||
23 | Since there's little we can do to stop it on other networks, reporting each | |
24 | individual sighting, particularly in #freenode, is of limited value and likely | |
25 | to cause more noise than signal, but feel free to message a staffer (use the | |
26 | `/stats p` command to see who's available) if you have concerns, or particularly | |
27 | if you are part of the oper/staff team on another affected network and want to | |
28 | talk to us. |