porkloin to Fediverse · 3 years agoAn Open Letter Calling for the Resignation of Eugen Rochko (Gargron) from Mastodon Developmentseedy.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up119arrow-down1external-linkAn Open Letter Calling for the Resignation of Eugen Rochko (Gargron) from Mastodon Developmentseedy.xyzporkloin to Fediverse · 3 years agomessage-square35fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareweexlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 years ago“Forks and alternatives would have more visibility control than Mastodon, leading to privacy issues.” Does anyone care to expand upon this as a problem? FOSS means forks are an option but I’m missing where the privacy issues come from.
minus-squarexarvoslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 years agoI have the same question, and also what it means to “have more visibility control”.
minus-squarerandon@lemmy.161.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoThey explain it in the next sentence: They won’t know that they can post publicly to their followers without their posts showing to everyone using the unlisted visibility.
“Forks and alternatives would have more visibility control than Mastodon, leading to privacy issues.” Does anyone care to expand upon this as a problem? FOSS means forks are an option but I’m missing where the privacy issues come from.
I have the same question, and also what it means to “have more visibility control”.
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They explain it in the next sentence: