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This shouldn't come as a huge surprise. Meta is moving forward with their plans for Theads and the Fediverse, and their adjusted terms reflect a new impending reality for Fediverse users.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yes, by design: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/accounts/

IMO, the problem is not them taking the information per se, but in abusing that info to further the massive surveillance apparatus that harms society.

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

This and the constant lying while doing it!