i cannot stress this enough, do NOT run the command ffmpeg -filter_complex “nullsrc=s=1920x1080,geq=random(1)*255:128:128[vout]” -map “[vout]” -t 46 -c:v libx264 out.mp4 in order to generate one of these large video files then upload them en masse in order to slow down their servers,

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    Create a computationally expensive regex automod config, then have daily scheduled threads that it gets run on

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    Speaking unironically, I don’t think a distributed denial of service attack is a really justifiable means of protest in this situation, we have a perfectly usable and in many ways superior alternative, we’re on the alternative right now. No dirty tactics needed. Nobody’s imprisoned on Reddit. And cyberattack laws in many countries are often broadly worded enough that doing something like the video upload you described could conceivably open you to criminal liability.

    But hey, don’t let me stop you, I’m not your parent.

  • I quite agree. Don’t do that. Because I tried it, and it doesn’t work.

    > ffmpeg -filter_complex “nullsrc=s=1920x1080,geq=random(1)*255:128:128[vout]” -map “[vout]” -t 46 -c:v libx264 out.mp4
    ffmpeg version n4.4.2-2-g7ffb7d4b04-20220806 Copyright (c) 2000-2021 the FFmpeg developers
      built with gcc 12.1.0 (crosstool-NG 1.25.0.55_3defb7b)
      configuration: --prefix=/ffbuild/prefix --pkg-config-flags=--static --pkg-config=pkg-config --cross-prefix=x86_64-w64-mingw32- --arch=x86_64 --target-os=mingw32 --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-debug --disable-w32threads --enable-pthreads --enable-iconv --enable-libxml2 --enable-zlib --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-gmp --enable-lzma --enable-fontconfig --enable-libvorbis --enable-opencl --disable-libpulse --enable-libvmaf --disable-libxcb --disable-xlib --enable-amf --enable-libaom --enable-libaribb24 --enable-avisynth --enable-libdav1d --enable-libdavs2 --disable-libfdk-aac --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda-llvm --disable-frei0r --enable-libgme --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-librist --enable-libtheora --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-lv2 --enable-libmfx --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenh264 --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-librav1e --enable-librubberband --enable-schannel --enable-sdl2 --enable-libsoxr --enable-libsrt --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libtwolame --enable-libuavs3d --disable-libdrm --disable-vaapi --enable-libvidstab --disable-vulkan --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-libzvbi --extra-cflags=-DLIBTWOLAME_STATIC --extra-cxxflags= --extra-ldflags=-pthread --extra-ldexeflags= --extra-libs=-lgomp --extra-version=20220806
      libavutil      56. 70.100 / 56. 70.100
      libavcodec     58.134.100 / 58.134.100
      libavformat    58. 76.100 / 58. 76.100
      libavdevice    58. 13.100 / 58. 13.100
      libavfilter     7.110.100 /  7.110.100
      libswscale      5.  9.100 /  5.  9.100
      libswresample   3.  9.100 /  3.  9.100
      libpostproc    55.  9.100 / 55.  9.100
    [AVFilterGraph @ 0000014e16f06340] No such filter: '“nullsrc'
    Error initializing complex filters.
    Invalid argument