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[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 232 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (11 children)

Probably to avoid linking to kid diddler instances.

[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 145 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Steam loves to minimize moderation so you’re probably correct

[–] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 61 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Given that half the games are anime waifu sims these days, I can only imagine what horrors you'd unleash letting people link to their profiles on anime waifu mastodon instances.

Actually no, I don't have to imagine it since I've seen the horrors with my own eyes.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 17 points 10 months ago

Having gone to Tokyo's Akihabara and gone to the depths of anime waifu hell...

[–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

That's disgusting!

Where?

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 7 points 10 months ago

I mean have you seen gamers?

[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 52 points 10 months ago (3 children)

They should use fediseer to accept the top 100 most reputable mastodons

https://gui.fediseer.com/

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 34 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (6 children)

I don't think their devs are having a hard time figuring out how to support different instance names...

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 10 months ago

They probably just wanted a handful so they can slap it in a regex and be done with it.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Might have been a temporary issue. It’s working for me.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Try Tor Browser in strict mode. It just loads an empty white page.

[–] teotwaki@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Definitely doesn't sound like an issue with Tor Browser in Strict Mode. /s

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 20 points 10 months ago

I doubt that's the case since you can freely link to external sites elsewhere?

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[–] RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works 119 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The limitations are annoying but it’s definitely a step in the right direction.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 9 points 10 months ago

Absolutely! It's representation!

[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 99 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

I love this in principle.

I just wish Mastodon instances were viewable without JavaScript. Opening the door to many types of browser exploit and fingerprinting shouldn't be required just for reading.

[–] SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world 68 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I love the paranoia of you nerds. It's valid but idk how you spare the effort.

[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 77 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

idk how you spare the effort.

When you've been building networked systems for longer than JavaScript has existed, it no longer takes effort to spot design choices that put users at risk. When you've watched endless vulnerabilities be exploited over the years, it's not paranoia, but a real-world problem that impacts real people. At that point, the flaws are impossible to responsibly ignore.

Spreading awareness and showing people how to build safer systems does sometimes get tiring, but I think it's important.

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 22 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I actually gave up recently for my mental health of all things. Turns out accepting being tracked in just about everything I do but also getting all the benefits of living in the future, without the effort spent on mitigation, is a huge relief. Does Google know my daily routine? Yes. Did they when I had the tin foil hat on? Probably also yes.

[–] tabular@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I find the negatives detract from the benefits too much, usually. Like having your arm cut off and then receiving lovemaking: I am no longer in the mood.

[–] vzq@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Have you been watching Bad Monkey? Because that’s literally about half the plot.

[–] xnx@slrpnk.net 4 points 10 months ago

Same it’s much nicer to enjoy the tech/tools. I still ad block on all devices tho

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 17 points 10 months ago (5 children)

It's not paranoid to complain about the unnecessity of javascript when all you want to do is read a public text post on a social media platform. I have javascript disabled on some browsers, and it's annoying to have to whitelist a site that really shouldn't need it.

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[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 54 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Mastodon has RSS built-in. Just add ".rss" to the URL to get the RSS feed.

[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

It also does have an API which can be used by apps, including alternate frontends which don't use JS.

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