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@HistoPol @paul @fediversereport @fediversenews @Bluedepth @darren @juneussell @volkris @hashtaggames I just asked. I'll see what the answer is. I was told by my host that export is only there to satisfy GDPR requirements to "take your data with you" and that's where it begins and ends. Perfunctory in process only. 21 comments
Yes, I sent you several replies about it. It isn't going to happen officially in Mastodon.  I read them as I was typing. I'm slower with my Parkinsons than people are with discussions and many times I am behind on the progress of the discussions. Got it! I'll remember that, thanks. Here's the long answer: Posts on one server may be fine, but importing them on another server might violate local laws due to hate speech, etc. Country to country, etc. That's the effect of the Fediverse: Not all local instance jurisdictions are created equal, so, no universal import option. Right now, an Admin can't take on the possible liability, but they're thinking about letting that happen in Mastodon itself.  Ok, I can see that point. However, this will vary from country to country / jurisdiction to jurisdiction. This, in my understanding, is what the discussion about Section 230 is about in the US: "In the United States, companies that offer web hosting services are shielded from liability for most Yes, that's why there's such tight filtering on AI Image Bots. So many sick people out there trying to create all the wrong images. Could be said about #porn, in particular #bdsm and other "variants" as well. However, a fake video of #HunterBiden trying to shoot #TFG in the street might really be an issue on a whole other level. I recently listened to a #podcast on this. They can already fake any voice without it being detectable, provided that there is enough sample material. Deep fakes are real, and here -- and proving you didn't do it will increasingly become impossible. Not your posts -- your face and your voice! Where is Elon when we need cryptographic brain implants to sign our every thought? Facial and voice recognition would be even worse, due to #identitytheft Last year, I declined a good offer from a financial institution because I was only possible through video conferencing and authentication. No go for me. Nowadays, you cannot know what might be illegal next year. You should try to verify your identity with Facebook sometime. They want a photo. Dated paper with your signature. Code numbers on the paper. Government ID. And it's all verified by a Bot and if the Bot can't read all that, you can't get back on because there are no humans looking at anything unless it's a special circumstance. If that were be the case, I would not be posting anymore. At all. Hundreds of thousands of people have suffered data breaches at the big SM sites. If that info goes to a) authoritarian states or b) to (some) Red states and it is about abortion ...you are in really DEEP trouble. When #Elmo tried to localize me through emphatically requesting that I enter my phone number, I decided to stay #twitterbanned ABSOLUTE #dealbreaker IMHO. @david @HistoPol @paul I had an idea of turning TOTP into a kind of reality-proving mechanism for anti-deepfake videos. We use it for 2FA/MFA, but flipping it inside out it could be a mathematically derivable serial number that could prove reality and time stamp. But I’m just a nobody with a chatterbox brain, so pffft. ;) Sounds thrilling. But #DeepFakes are only my second concern. With the increasing number of authoritarian #GreatFirewall countries and the sell-out of customer data on the #BorgSites, I am more concerned about being identifiable and subject to profiling. These are good thoughts and really important conversations to have! @david @paul @fediversereport @fediversenews @Bluedepth @darren @juneussell @volkris @hashtaggames Let*s see. I also had (originally) thought about migrating my #Birdsite legacy here, but decided against it. Not for technical reasons, though. Converting the data should be feasible, with some effort. @HistoPol @paul @fediversereport @fediversenews @Bluedepth @darren @juneussell @volkris @hashtaggames I agree with you! I guess it depends where you live and what international laws are at play. I don't know how WordPress gets away with allowing imports, but such is life, I guess. |
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I think that is accurate as to why the export was added but the discussion is to add some kind of import. I saw a Github package that parsed the download archive, retooted with everything unlisted so it wouldn't spam the timeline but it isn't part of actual official package. I'll have to find the link later and tag you. It was just being tested and rudimentary. I don't think it will ever be added officially, though because of issues it would cause instances.