• UckyBon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    4 months ago

    While being compliant with GDPR depends on the instance that pulls your data (which is the premise), the Fediverse isn’t in any way close to being private if you can’t delete your own data everywhere.

    • baseless_discourse@mander.xyzEnglish
      7·
      4 months ago

      “Traditional” social media is not meant to be private, what you post always has been public knowledge, and stays that way.

      There are certainly advantages and drawback to this open approach. So use a chat app if you want private social media, like signal story.

    • Railcar8095@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      4 months ago

      While I don’t disagree with what you say, it’s always safe to assume that once something had been online, anybody can copy/screenshot the content.