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At this point, many people have been bailing from the server due to the uptime issues. What's the rub?

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 105 points 1 year ago (28 children)

They're being targeted for constant DDoS attacks. Could be multiple reasons. But the takeaway should be to spread out evenly through the fediverse. Don't all pile into .world (as I post this on my .world account).

[–] P00Pchute@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Any recommendations other than .world?

[–] lechatron@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been going to sh.itjust.works. You can find a list of other instances here as well.

[–] Aimhere@midwest.social 12 points 1 year ago

Try to find an instance that's local to your country or region.

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