I think it’s pretty safe to say that the majority of us are here to avoid another corporate takeover of our preferred platforms. It would seem to me to be a tad irresponsible to allow Facebook into our space with open arms, allowing them to hoover up our data. I would love to keep using Lemmy.world, but will happily change instances if need be, and I feel many share that sentiment.

  • @webjukeboxEnglish
    28•1 year ago

    Data collection doesn’t bother me too much. I’m not going to install their client and all of the behavior trackers that come with it, and my activity pub content is already freely available to query on the internet. If they want it, they already have access to it. Everyone does.

    I will be able to follow and see friends’ posts and sports teams’ posts through Mastodon without needing a Meta account nor install their shitty apps.

    All I posted via fediverse is public already, traveling into some obscure instances, so I don’t care if Meta uses or shares my public posts.

    • FlaxEnglish
      8•1 year ago

      Honestly I like the ActivityPub idea. If ActivityPub becomes mainstream I am fleeing mainstream social media.

      • PropaGandalfEnglish
        -11•1 year ago

        Or you could just create your own locked down, nerdy circlejerk instance for people like you.