Open pastebin, no login, paste text, get a link. That is the whole appeal, and it is also why every anonymous paste service turns into a dumping ground. Bots script the post endpoint and fire off thousands of spam links, phishing kits, leaked credential lists, malware config.
Source: [Dev.to](https://dev.to/zekebuilds/anonymous-pastebins-are-a-spam-magnet-i-gated-mine-with-proof-of-work-instead-of-logins-9la)