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Since usernames are only unique to the instance it's created on, what's to stop someone from creating a copycat username in order to impersonate another user?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

[email protected] (but take note that lemmy.world has defederated from them)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wtf no they didn't https://lemmy.world/instances

Don't give me a heart attack like that again

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh I was thinking about a different instance lol