@lgtm@dangillmor@nelson this is a bit contentious. Some instances are going to block it, some not.
On one hand, being able to interact with mainstream social media without having to download their data scraper is nice, but on the other hand there’s fears that by federating with them you’re allowing them to harvest your user’s data (although they could likely do this anyway if they really wanted to if your instance is public)
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@lgtm @dangillmor @nelson this is a bit contentious. Some instances are going to block it, some not.
On one hand, being able to interact with mainstream social media without having to download their data scraper is nice, but on the other hand there’s fears that by federating with them you’re allowing them to harvest your user’s data (although they could likely do this anyway if they really wanted to if your instance is public)