[-] Raeyin@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

If you used your real info, you can get it deleted by pretending to live in California. I think that Meta's compliance page is hard to find.

[-] Raeyin@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure. Normally, most users would come back as you describe. But if the lack of mods gets too serious, then most users will begin to get bored or annoyed. If other platforms scale up well, boredom translates into "I heard about....."

[-] Raeyin@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

It's similar on android. Most apps that use it legitimately relate to health or fitness. I suspect that your headphone example would apply to Pixel headphones, also.

Meta probably wants it mostly for advertising purposes. They aren't exactly cautious when selling data, though, so who knows?

[-] Raeyin@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

Yes, this is the reason Meta keeps fighting Apple and Google when the app stores add marginal transparency.

I wonder how many people will even consider the possibility that they need to check those permissions carefully lest the social media app collect health data?

[-] Raeyin@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago

They are collecting health information and a category called "sensitive information."

Fighting to keep apps from gathering my location is old news. Many also want my photos, and I don't trust them enough. Meta's policy is a whole different level of creepy.

[-] Raeyin@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

It seems to me that 'any news is good news' is the X Corp strategy. Approximately once a week, Musk does something dumb that reaches multiple news outlets. Approximately once a month, that dumb thing manages to surprise me (and, apparently, the press).

[-] Raeyin@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

Yep. It also has phrases to convince laypeople otherwise. This letter wasn't written for the client. It was written for the news.

[-] Raeyin@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

This fits my observations. It seems to be easier for some very small, tight-knit communities. I can see why migration would be more feasible for those.

The larger trend will probably be much slower. Lemmy and other solutions need to grow, develop, and do some search optimization. I suspect that the number of mods on Reddit will slowly go down over the next year or two. Hopefully, most will find a new landing place.

[-] Raeyin@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Yes. Mods form a very important minority.

I've seen statistics showing that most of the traffic returned. I wonder, how long will that last without good mods?

[-] Raeyin@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

What did they do?

[-] Raeyin@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I live where the laws are less helpful. EU and California have the helpful ones. But as a non-resident, my understanding is that the law allows full removal of personal info. Deleting posts would be selective removal and doesn't have the "and I live in the right place" question.

[-] Raeyin@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

A lot of the cost is data storage. Unfortunately, I doubt any party will replace old Google.

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