Mastodon says its flagship server was hit by a DDoS attack

The DDoS attack against Mastodon's flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic.
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The DDoS attack against Mastodon's flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic.
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