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We want privacy but not that much (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 days ago by petaqui@lemmings.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I was posting some comments on Reddit, in the "Privacy" subreddit, about better privacy options than Android or iOS—like GrapheneOS. I just received a message from the bot deleting my posts that mentioned GrapheneOS or other privacy-friendly operating systems. I accept this, since I'm not the owner of the subreddit. But with all due respect, what's the point of having a place to discuss privacy if comments recommending great privacy-focused OS alternatives get deleted? I don’t get it.

It seems like people in that community want privacy, but apparently not enough to have an open discussion about alternatives. Sure, some people might disagree—that's normal in any discussion! Should we stop talking about the NSA because some people support what they do? I doubt anyone would suggest that.

Am I missing something here? Maybe I just don’t understand the reasoning.

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[-] Australis13@fedia.io 3 points 4 days ago

To be honest, the explanation given in the screenshot makes sense. Whilst it's frustrating, if the mods have had past problems with arguments over OSes (and there are dedicated subs for them), I can somewhat understand the reason for the rule.

[-] petaqui@lemmings.world 6 points 3 days ago

But, wasn't it better to ban users that are creating that issue without being polite, rather than banning some healthy topics and discussions?

[-] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 3 points 3 days ago

how do you discuss privacy on android devices if you can't even do so much as mention the name of an android rom. this is truly insane.

[-] bilb@lem.monster 1 points 2 days ago

You do it elsewhere

this post was submitted on 17 Apr 2025

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