Interesting difference from Reddit: Upvotes/Downvotes are not anonymous

3 years ago by o_o to c/lemmy

Hey folks! Just realized something that makes Lemmy different from Reddit. Because of the federation, your votes are not technically anonymous on Lemmy. At least, I think.

Although there’s no UI to look at a user’s voting history yet, one could conceivably be built by an instance. Perhaps coincidentally, I hear there’s instances out there populated by mostly bots?

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vriska 15 points 3 years ago

On the other hand, I don't really trust Reddit with my upvotes/downvotes all that much more than random users, so I already refrain from voting on content I wouldn't want to be associated with....

Of course, Reddit can still see what posts I view, while that isn't the case for Lemmy (at least since I self-host an instance).

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Geometric7792 0 points 3 years ago

Can't the other instances see what you saw via federation? Or does a self hosted lemmy instance federate all comments from all threads once it knows about a server?

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vriska 1 point 3 years ago

Or does a self hosted lemmy instance federate all comments from all threads once it knows about a server?

Only in subscribed communities, but yes.

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