• @Draghetta
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    611 months ago

    Isn’t “protecting content” on a public platform kinda moot?

    • FaceDeer
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      311 months ago

      Indeed, it’s downright incoherent on a protocol like ActivityPub. The whole point of a system like this is to let content spread around. This isn’t supposed to be a walled garden, with all sorts of terms and conditions and DRM and whatnot. When you make a post and click “send” you’re announcing that content to the whole world. Even to parts of the world that you may not like.

      It’s ironic that many of us came to the Fediverse because Reddit tried exactly this sort of nonsense.

      • aroom
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        311 months ago

        I came to the fediverse in 2017, so nothing to do with reddit or meta or twitter.

        The fact is here, we have a choice. So you do you.

        On mastodon I have an account on an instance that blocked meta and is using authorised fetch (so the proper way to block a domain) : great, my content won’t go there or on any other blocked domains : it’s my choice.

        I have another account on another instance that didn’t blocked meta : great, my content will be shared with threads users and I will be able to browse threads.

        Choice, isn’t it great?

        • FaceDeer
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          011 months ago

          I said many of us. I know there were people here already when Reddit had its meltdown.

          I have no problem with individual instances federating or defederating with whomever they want. The problem is that there’s a movement afoot to try to get everyone to defederate with Meta. That’s what the “FediPact” is about, and this thread is about the FediPact. So I argue against that. If everyone defederates then there goes that choice you’re fond of.

          • aroom
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            11 months ago

            where did you see that the fedipact main purpose was to impose defederation? that would be rich.

            • FaceDeer
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              111 months ago

              https://fedipact.online/ reads:

              “i am an instance admin/mod on the fediverse. by signing this pact, i hereby agree to block any instances owned by meta should they pop up on the fediverse. project92 is a real and serious threat to the health and longevity of fedi and must be fought back against at every possible opportunity”

              What goal do you think a pact like that has? Do you not think they want everyone else on board? Don’t waffle with some “will no one rid me of this troublesome priest” sophistry. They want Meta locked out.

              • aroom
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                111 months ago

                Yes and that’s their right.

                But thankfully they don’t impose anything to anyone. You had me worried for a minute.

                • FaceDeer
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                  111 months ago

                  Indeed, one of the great benefits of an open protocol like ActivityPub is that it’s impossible to force stuff like this. So ironically, they’re going to fail to impose their desired outcome for the same reason that they don’t need to impose their desired outcome.

    • aroom
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      11 months ago

      protecting your content from being pushed to an instance that you though your blocked.
      protecting your content from being shared where you though it won’t because of the way things are worded.

      • @Draghetta
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        111 months ago

        And what’s stopping these people and these instances from spreading that content using just the publicly available link? Instead of just clicking “share” they’ll have to open an anonymous browser window and copy paste the link from there, the horror!

        • aroom
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          11 months ago

          define these people. define these instances. etc etc

          what’s your point? anyone can do a screen shot and share it too.

          if you want to have a conversation about the content of my post, please keep it on topic : without authorised fetch and a domain blocked at the instance level, the content is pushed.

          if you have technical knowledge to add to this or can correct me about the protocol I’m glad to hear it. if not I’m not interested.

          • @Draghetta
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            111 months ago

            That was exactly my point. Blocking instances because “that way my content can’t be seen there” doesn’t make sense, because it’s trivial to bypass it. Yes, even a screenshot will do the job if nothing else, so why talk about protocols in the first place?

            Somebody (maybe you maybe not, can’t check while replying) said that blocking instances was useful so that “my content doesn’t get seen / shared / pushed / etc to people and instances I don’t want”. That doesn’t make sense because of the line above. If you need clarification on who are those people and what are those instances ask them, not me.

            I hope I’m somehow conveying my message. If there is a subtlety in the subject that I didn’t catch feel free to help me understand.