As Farcaster gains traction in the cryptocurrency world, the risk of scams and the sharing of fraudulent links, both on and off the platform, increases.
For instance, I stumbled upon a counterfeit Zora bridge link while searching for Zora Bridge online, which raised concerns about preventing such occurrences on the Farcaster network now and in the future. How can we start protecting users from malicious entities like these?
To address this, @downshift and I had the idea to develop a simple bot or action on Warpcast that verifies the safety of links. For example, if a link is posted in a cast, users could type "?safe" to initiate a safety check to confirm the link's legitimacy and security.
Various verification methods could be used, starting with a curated panel of experienced users who maintain a list of verified URLs, a 'link jury.'
This panel would determine the safety of links and update the database used by the bot or action.
Future enhancements could include, but are not limited to:
1. A DNS check to verify recent changes in DNS settings.
2. Utilizing tools like basescan and incorporating community flags for broader verification.
We believe this initiative could help Farcaster become a safer platform in the future.
Currently we are in the early stages of developing such a tool that is but not limited to shared links but also extends to fake profiles, scammers and more.
We are looking to collaborate with others interested in developing this project.
We just started discussing this idea with several individuals on Farcaster to see the interest and gather feedback.
Some heavyweights on Farcaster already joined our project in some capacity: @bleu.eth, @downshift.eth, @mvr and @sayangel
The idea is simple, the execution is not.
Thanks!
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It will get more magnificent soon once the full game comes out :) @fritzorama.eth and @edit are tooling it atm ;)
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no. scorpion is my spirit animal 🤭
My son told me something like that the other day, did you know that scorpions can survive without food for several months and that they glow a blue-green under ultraviolet light?
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Self nominating for building the scammers registry and Starcaster. The Scammers Registry is a place where people can report user accounts that are involved in trying to scam people. This functions as an early warning system and the groundwork for a future system to keep users safe. And Starcaster is an interactive space story build in frame. (people can also learn how to build a similar frame using no code, the paragaph document will be linked below) #retropgf https://warpcast.com/disky.eth/0x0300b579 https://warpcast.com/disky.eth/0xd52e2d51
https://paragraph.xyz/@disky.eth/farcaster-link-security
https://paragraph.xyz/@disky.eth/creating-starcaster
dropping a quite note to corroborate and congratulate @disky.eth’s efforts on the scammer registry; he’s been spearheading this idea over the past few months alongside some other key leaders in the community. 🔥 it’s an important initiative and we are working to bring tools to the community to help deal with scammers and scam links.
Thanks for the kind words @downshift.eth
ofc! thanks for leading this up 🫡
I just started a new project to combat scammers on this purple platform. Register a scammer! Everyone here regularly gets annoying DC's from scammers. In order to make people aware I created a simple frame to register them on a list of known and active scammers on Farcaster. Please share and quote cast this frame so people can start registering. Stay safe everyone! https://frames.neynar.com/f/a27fa720/00bbfcd1
@v have a look at the created notion list. Easy to ban :)
Like my frame, feel free to nominate me for Build ;)
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I’ve tried something similar in the past, but one thing to keep in mind is that scammers might try to flood the list with regular accounts to muddy the waters. It's definitely a challenge to keep the list accurate, good luck!
Thanks @jacek! Yeah they did try a few times already at this point. But so far so good :)
If it get serious, we can use token curated registries like /degencast did for content curation. i.e submission requires a stake if no one challenge, you get your stake back. So spammer would lose their stake if they try
Well we are planning to expand the project. A part of it you can read about here: https://paragraph.xyz/@disky.eth/farcaster-link-security
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Thanks my dude!
How this works?! only based on fid for reporting users? We can extend it as frame v2.
Currently it works by just text entry and I receive those in neynar and have to manually put them into a list. (Uses neynar frames studio) However the list has not been updated in a while :( This can easily be automated I guess but I'm not proficient enough to do so.
Do you have access to api inserted data? How much data is recorded?
hey @compez.eth are you gonna build a newer better version of this? So we can retire this frame :). It's hard for me to keep up and the scammers lists has been outdated for a while now. Happy to help if you work on a new system ;)
Sure, I'm working on a new idea about something like this but much more useful. Feel free to DM me. :)
Good job buddy. 300 $DEGEN
Thanks! Still some work todo but getting there :)
@metaend.eth check it 👀
Yep seems good!
It’s just a fun way to do some policing on the platform :)
It is so good! Let’s make it into a cast action too @disky.eth 👑
I’m trying to :) currently I have to manually input the reported scammers into the list. But the goal is to make a frame that does it automatically for us :)
This us useful! What is the date? Date they DC’d or casted? Is it possible to use one from entry per question? A bot command automatically adding would be a cool addition. 222 $degen
This week I built a new concept for Link sharing and security on Farcaster. More about this project soon.
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Read about the future here: https://paragraph.xyz/@disky.eth/farcaster-link-security?referrer=0xb7ec6b9d8e105032278c53ff7858eb4df466417a
With the rise of Farcaster, scams are becoming a real risk. To combat this, @disky.eth suggests a bot for link safety checks. Users could type "?safe" for verification via a curated panel. Early developments aim to protect against fake links, profiles, and scams. Collaboration is wanted to improve this initiative!