I think people who are worried about Meta coming into Fedi and stealing all your data are seriously out of touch or just don't understand how the Fediverse works.
So, I'll spell it out.
Your data on Mastodon or where ever is public by default. Anyone, Meta, Google, Me, ANYONE can come in and take that data. That is the definition of *public*.
The only way that's different is if you've locked down your account. Which is something you have to do on your own.
Matt :opensuse: :kdelight: /
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