🚨💥 Bitcoin Mailing List BANNED: Was it a Bot Spam Attack or Just a Big Mistake? 🤔
Oh, the woe is us! One of Bitcoin’s most sacred communication tools, the Bitcoin mailing list, has been knocked out for several hours, starting on April 2. And, oh dear reader, it’s not just a minor setback – it’s a full-blown catastrophe! 😱
For several hours, Bitcoin core developers and researchers were unable to interact on Google Groups, after Google, in its infinite wisdom, banned the group for spam. Yes, you heard that right – spam! 📣
“Bitcoin Development Mailing List has been identified as containing spam, malware, or other malicious content,” Google’s warning stated at the time. Ah, but was it really? Or was it just a clever ruse by our enemies to silence us? 🤔
Bitcoin Core developer Bryan Bishop told CryptoMoon that the ban may have been triggered by individuals or bots mass-reporting the Bitcoin mailing list from multiple accounts. Ah, the old “report-and-silence” tactic! 🤣
It’s a common tactic by attackers looking to ban or censor a community, Bishop said, noting that similar incidents occur on YouTube, X and TikTok fairly often. Ah, the joys of living in a world where free speech is just a distant memory! 😔
“So it’s possible that this whole thing might have been triggered through something like that. It might have just been someone clicking those links on a massive scale to report it.”
“The reality of the situation is that this particular mailing list has always been email, and so the contributors that discuss Bitcoin protocol development through email, in order to provide continuity of service, you have to replace it with email.”
The Bitcoin mailing list officially migrated to Google Groups in February 2024. Ah, the joys of adapting to new technology! 🤖
Before that, the mailing list was hosted on the Linux Foundation, Oregon State University Open Source Lab’s infrastructure and SourceForge.net. Ah, the nostalgia is overwhelming! 🙏
Bishop suggested that a Bitcoin forum shouldn’t be limited to one particular platform, pointing out that there are several other platforms where Bitcoin developments are discussed, including GitHub and the decentralized social network Nostr. Ah, the future is bright! 🌞
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2025-04-03 08:35