• @tool@lemmy.world
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      2111 months ago

      I mean that is the problem of too many people being on that one instance.

      From what I understand, capacity isn’t the issue, it’s that they’re being repeatedly DDoS’ed

      • pirate fish
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        1111 months ago

        It’s a chicken and egg problem, their high popularity makes them a ddos target

      • @Gestrid@lemmy.ca
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        211 months ago

        Technically, a DDoS can happen naturally if enough people are trying to use it at the same time. I’ve seen it happen to other, larger websites before. And lemmy.world definitely doesn’t have the infrastructure of some of those larger websites.

        • Ulu-Mulu-no-die
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          11 months ago

          Apparently that’s not the case for lemmy.world, it seems someone is pissed for being banned so they’re DDSOSing .world specifically.

          Tho I agree all people trying to go to the same instance is not a smart thing.

        • akari
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          311 months ago

          also can happen if the software you’re using doesnt manage the requests properly flashbacks to slowloris

    • I really blame Sync for defaulting to lemmy.world, imo lemmy.world should close to new registrations, at least while they’re figuring things out.