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this post was submitted on 26 Jul 2023
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The whole point of Mastodon is to speak publicly, so I'm not sure I see the problem.
Other than the server owner's property being unnecessarily confiscated, of course. Such thievery is quite clearly a tactic for depriving defendants of the financial and other resources they need to prove their innocence in court.
The problem is DMs. Having what appears to be a "private" communication mechanism that isn't private at all might mislead users into divulging information that could put them at risk.
When you type up a DM on Mastodon, there's a little popup notice that appears next to the text box that says:
IMO the platform handles informing users about this responsibly.
Exactly! Mastodon was not conceived to be a private sharing space.