I disagree with lots of this article* but nonetheless it looks like an editor at @theverge is banking on #ActivityPub to help reboot the internet.
* (#privacy does matter, it _is_ the product and the #fediverse name is just fine my dude, get over yourself) https://www.theverge.com/23990974/social-media-2023-fediverse-mastodon-threads-activitypub
@profcarroll it just always needs to be emphasized that Fediverse is not built around privacy. Quite the opposite: it's basically a public broadcast system.
An ax I grind is that a lot of users here don't realize how little privacy they actually have.
If privacy matters maybe don't use Fediverse.
@volkris
Indeed. But there’s even more to it. For example, the Fediverse affords unique data protection situations that commercial social media does not enable. Such as: By hosting my instance in the EU, I grant my members access to the protections of the GDPR, regardless of their residency/citizenship.
@profcarroll what are specific examples of those protections?
