#fediblock: mastinator.com
Grabs all your content and reposts under an account you don't own but has your name.
Also block the creator: boyter.org
From a conversation he had it's clear he doesn't understand consent nor wants to learn: mastodon.ar.al/@boyter@honk.bo…
Darnell Clayton :verified:
in reply to Zoë, for real life :brat: • • •This is bad for 3 reasons:
1) Some people’s posts automatically delete after a certain time, & they do not authorize sites preserving past posts.
2) Some #Mastodon instances content are copyrighted, opening up a potential lawsuit
3) @boyter may lose out on future jobs or with future clients, as scraping sites without permission will hurt his reputation
As @aral stated: it should be opt-in