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Lemmy users will post on and on about online privacy but then think it's suspicious when a new account posts and then deletes his or her account in the name of privacy and to prevent profiling. (self.privacy)

submitted 2 weeks ago by hit_it_and_quit_it to c/privacy

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22762968

Complete lack of imagination!

Just because someone use the internet in a different way than you does not mean they are a bot or a troll or a state actor with malicious intent.

If you enjoy other people profiling you by looking at your post history then you do you and let others post online too.

You can't be pro-privacy and then see someone be anti-post history profiling and then call them out for it. That person is actually more pro-privacy than you!

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

I think it's a common misconception that Lemmy is about privacy or free speech. It's more social media and there are other platforms to cater for anonymous conversations or spreading unpopular or illegal content. This platform isn't designed with that in mind...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

If Lemmy isn't made with (improved) privacy or free speech in mind, what's it made for? What incentive do people have to switch to it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I think it's mainly about freedom. And having a platform that we (the users) control.

It's still social media. So we're limited in what we can do. And federation, transparency etc also mean we're spreading information across various servers and making them available. That might clash with privacy at times. But I mean posting content to the public and at the same time wanting it to be hidden is contradictory anyways?!

And free spech is difficult. We had some people try to invent platforms that cater for this. They usually get filled with trolls and nazis and die quickly. So I'd say "free speech" is undesirable anyways.

[–] Zak 4 points 1 week ago

Federated systems handle free speech very well; you can run your own server and post anything you want there without interference from other server admins. You have 100% freedom of speech with Lemmy.

You do not, however have 100% freedom of reach. If your server is a frequent source of content or behavior other admins find unacceptable, most of them will block it.

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