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minus-squareashtrix@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoDon’t see the appeal of it. If you value your privacy use Mastodon or else you use Threads that has 130M users and not 3M.
minus-square4dpuzzle@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoMastodon has no privacy at all. Even if you host your own instance. People use Mastodon for freedom and to get away from manipulation by corporate social media.
minus-square0xtero@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoThat’s not quite right. Mastodon does not have any privacy at all and it’s not safe to treat it as privacy platform. What makes Mastodon worth using is the federated model and lack of commercial engagement algorithms.
Don’t see the appeal of it. If you value your privacy use Mastodon or else you use Threads that has 130M users and not 3M.
Mastodon has no privacy at all. Even if you host your own instance. People use Mastodon for freedom and to get away from manipulation by corporate social media.
That’s not quite right. Mastodon does not have any privacy at all and it’s not safe to treat it as privacy platform.
What makes Mastodon worth using is the federated model and lack of commercial engagement algorithms.