We’re in an exciting time for users who want to take back control from major platforms like Twitter and Facebook. However, this new environment comes with challenges and risks for user privacy, so we need to get it right and make sure networks like the Fediverse and Bluesky are mindful of past...
  • lynny@lemmy.world
    19·
    1 year ago

    Everything you post online is public, even if services claim its private. Just remember that and try to be anonymous so you blend in with the background noise.

    • RenardDesMers@lemmy.ml
      5·
      1 year ago

      Still, leaving all the responsibility on the user is not a good option. Hosts and developers have a responsibility to protect their users, especially in FOSS and decentralized networks like Mastodon or Lemmy.

    • itchy_lizard
      1·
      1 year ago

      Unless it’s end-to-end encrypted. mastodon doesn’t do that.