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PSA: You can't delete photos uploaded to Lemmy. So don't (accidentally) upload a nude (tech.michaelaltfield.net)
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[+] -16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Because Federation is a terrible idea

But think of Reddit, they can delete a post but a bunch of archived websites will still have it. That doesn’t make Reddit non-compliant

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Why is federation bad? It's the only way to decentralize without having everyone scattered across millions of sites.

    The days prior to 2014 are gone and for the most part, the overwhelming majority of people don't want to register across dozens of sites. Everyone naturally gravitates toward massive content silos where they can get everything in one place.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    For the health of the internet you want people scattered across millions of websites

    And the need for regulations that limit active users isn’t a reason to contribute further to the problem

    Preventing congregation weakens the effectiveness of disinformation and propaganda campaigns, and protects against bullying

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    For the health of the internet you want people scattered across millions of websites

    I don't understand this point. Federation brings everyone together. I don't understand why it's bad for everyone to spread out.

    Preventing congregation weakens the effectiveness of disinformation and propaganda campaigns, and protects against bullying

    This is a contradiction. This is an argument for having everyone decentralized rather then together in massive content silos.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    This is an argument for having everyone decentralized rather then together in massive content silos.

    Yes, if everyone is together it is much easier for misinformation to spread

    If a Russian content farm was to try and get a message out would it be easier if they made one post seen by millions or thousands of posts seen by a few thousand people

    Even Lemmy mods know federation is a bad thing because their answer to preventing the above is defederating

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