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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] 88 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

What do you mean your username?

spoilerThis is obviously a joke. I have no intention to use this username for anything else.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] WhoRoger 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On Reddit I'd link r/communism... Here I guess I just link lemmygrad?

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

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

[–] WhoRoger 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

[–] IverCoder 2 points 1 year ago

Oh I was thinking about a different instance lol

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Chad behaviour