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submitted 7 months ago by deadsuperhero@lemmy.ml to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml

Server indexes of places for newcomers to join can be instrumental for Fediverse adoption. However, sudden rule changes can leave some admins feeling pressure to change policies in order to remain listed.

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[-] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

So what would stop them from shadow profiling you by scraping content, or using a different domain? Most lemmy instances are configured to federate with a blocklist, meaning any unblocked instance can download data. Facebook can just make an instance under a different domain and download the data that way. Or they can just scrape user data from the web facing interface.

Posts and comments on lemmy are public. If facebook wants your publicly accessible data from the fediverse, de-federating from threads isn't going to stop them.

this post was submitted on 30 Mar 2024
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