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the ability to edit titles is great. But the ability to edit the URL of a post is dangerous. (self.lemmy)
submitted 1 year ago by DrYes to c/[email protected]
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  1. I create a well crafted post to a normal site that gets 10.000 upvotes.

  2. I change the URL to a malicious site.

  3. ??????

  4. Profit

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[–] T156 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe have it be something that can be set per instance/community, and/or up to operators/moderators, like how downvotes are currently configured?

That way, mods that don't mind it can allow it, and ones that don't want it can remove it.

Although some way to be able to check and revert changes would probably also be handy, just in case of a malicious/accidental edit, whether due to a malicious user/operator/moderator, a bot going rogue, etc.