Periodic reminder that the "Direct Message" / "Private Mention" function here is dangerously broken with confusing semantics.
- Anyone mentioned *anywhere* in the body of a PM gets a copy.
- "Disabling" PMs in your profile merely means YOU never see messages sent to you; senders can still send them, with no error indication.
- Nothing is encrypted, which means administrators on any instance that processes a message can see them.
I strongly recommend using something else for private messages.
Matt Blaze /
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2023-11-25 02:22:30
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2023-11-25 02:22:30Event JSON
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