mastodon/RMFOLLOW.md

# Spam Followers
Spammers sometimes follow an account just to spam their links in their
account name.


# Removing Spam Followers
The below script automatically removes particular spam followers.
It can be set in cron.


# Installation
Install thusly.

Rootly:

```
apt update
apt install python3-virtualenv python3-pip
```

User:

```
git clone https://spacecruft.org/deepcrayon/mastodon
cd mastodon/
virtualenv -p python3 env
source env/bin/activate
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements.txt
```


# Configure
Configure thusly.

Go to your Mastodon web page, click `Development` and `New Application`.
Set permissions there.

Set URL for API and API password from above.


```
cp cp src/settings.py-dist src/settings.py
$EDITOR src/settings.py
```


# Usage.
Use thusly.

```
cd mastodon/
source env/bin/activate

# Get Mastodon instance description, to make sure API url/password are ok.
./src/description

# XXX not yet
./src/rm-follower-spam
```


# Status
Draft, not usable yet.


# Copyright
Unofficial project, not part of official Mastodon software or
website. Upstream sources under their respective copyrights.

License: GPLv3+.

*Copyright © 2023, Jeff Moe.*