• Otter@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I think at the very least, Lemmy needs to have better support for multiple alt accounts.

    We don’t have a RES like equivalent yet, but at least the mobile apps are getting there. I miss Reddit Boost’s ability to hit comment and then pick an account to comment from.

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      1 year ago

      that just makes spamming, vote manipulation, astroturfing, brigading, more easier.

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        1 year ago

        It does, especially on foreign instances since they (supposedly) can’t see the IP addresses

        But I think a balance is necessary. Some people will NEED privacy if they want to talk about things that they could get in trouble for (with work, school, or an authoritarian government). I had alts for lots of stuff on Reddit, like if I had a medical issue that was identifiable, or if I wanted to share some creative work I did. Others might need it to talk about their views on religion, their sexuality, or about friends/family.

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        1 year ago

        The apps too, but it would be nice if the default UI supported it. Similarly, they don’t support having multiple accounts tied to the same email address (and I don’t think they’re going to do it anytime soon)