Obviously I don’t have all the answers, but from my point of view it would help against things like astroturfing or vote manipulation.
Obviously I don’t have all the answers, but from my point of view it would help against things like astroturfing or vote manipulation.
The problem I see with that is, bad actors only need to make accounts in instances that opted out to keep doing their thing. But yes, I think they’ll choose this option in the end.
That’s a fair point, but I still think it’s a very specific case. I believe it would benefit way more than harm the fediverse in general.
Like others have said, maybe do it opt-in, so each instance can choose whether they want to have it or not.
If your privacy is at risk in a place like Lemmy, you might be giving up too much private information IMHO.
Way cooler than astroturfing.
I say make them public. It was like that on Kbin and it never brought trouble.
At least you can use things like NewPipe, or FreeTube (for now).
Yes, in my opinion astroturfing and vote manipulation go and in hand. For me it’s not just an admin perspective, I Think users having this kind of info can be beneficial. Admins’ (or mods’) interests aren’t always aligned with users’ interests, as reddit has taught me.