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  • gnuplusmatt@reddthat.comEnglish
    191·
    10 months ago

    profit corporation being able to suck up your posts

    anyone can spin up a server and federate, anyone can suck up your data, corporations, governments or unknowns

    • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.socialEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Yes, but consuming data and using someone else’s data for profit are 2 different things. Don’t believe me, start reposting a large news websites data verbatim with AdSense on it and see how quickly the cease and desist comes.