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Followers
509
Account age
7 yrs

📊 Post engagement

1
Avg engagement / post
0.2%
Engagement vs followers
Sep 2018
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/21/israel-targeting-m · 1 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
0.85 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 12 text · 0 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
0.5×
Follows 1.1K back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/21/israel-targeting-medical-facilities-south-lebanon-health-workers ★ 1
A UN commission of inquiry says Israel has deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Gaza Strip, as well as war crimes in the occupied West Bank. https://bbc.com/news… Benedict Evans watches and comments on macro and strategic trends in the tech industry. Right now it is "AI eats the world". https://youtu.be/rTrFb-cSiwE and https://www.ben-evans.com/presentations THE UNRAVELLING OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE https://www.dawn.com/news/2003950/the-unravelling-of-the-american-empire Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/fed-up-with-vibe-coders-dev-sneaks-data-nuking-prompt-injection-into-their-code/ I took an algorithm to court in Sweden. The algorithm won https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/30/i-took-an-algorithm-to-court-in-sweden-the-algorithm-won https://bbc.com/news/articles/cvg30jkvklno Couple discovers Lebanon home destroyed by Israel from satellite image #warcrimes The ugly Israeli by Zarrar Khuhro https://www.dawn.com/news/1993364/the-ugly-israeli The Country the World Calls Young Is Standing on the Oldest Ground Mehrgarh. Mohenjo-daro. Harappa. Gandhara. Taxila. The land remembers what the textbooks forgot. By Dan Qayyum https://x.com/DanQayyum/status/2046160228626919785 The Team Behind a Pro-Iran, Lego-Themed Viral-Video Campaign Explosive News’ A.I.-generated videos have been shared by Iranian-government accounts and co-opted by No Kings protesters. A spokesperson for the group says, “Let’s face it—if t… China Upgrades the Backdoor It Uses to Spy on Telcos Globally Chinese APT Red Menshen's super-advanced BPFdoor malware defeats traditional cybersecurity protections. All telcos can do, really, is try hunting it down. https://www.darkreadin… Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank Mother, father and brothers aged five and seven shot in the head as they returned from Ramadan shopping trip https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/15/israel…

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
infosec.exchange
A cybersecurity & infosec server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
On Mastodon since
Sep 2018
An OG fediverse account from Mastodon's early years — a long, established presence.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2018 — 7 years ago.
👁️Averages 1 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.9× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

43/100 Fair
  • Est. 73% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
  • Low engagement (~0.2% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
  • Established account (7+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
73%
Fake-follower risk
Medium
Data confidence
High

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

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