AmySep 1, 2023
Jeff Johnson

Mastodon never requests my phone number.

Mastodon never requests my birthday.

Mastodon never requests my government ID card.

Mastodon never requests a selfie.

Mastodon is not greedy for personal information.

The business model of corporate-run social networks is to amass your personal information. To hell with them all.

Aug 31, 2023 at 2:42pmWeb
Show threadJimmothy BagginsAug 31, 2023
@lapcatsoftware mastodon does demand alt text
Show threadKrupoAug 31, 2023
@64bithero @lapcatsoftware which is actually a plus :)
Show threadmartin lentink ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ“ŽSep 6, 2023
@64bithero @lapcatsoftware No. Visually impaired users will appreciate it though....
Show threadBarret | Fatherhood Fitness ๐Ÿ‘‘Aug 31, 2023
@lapcatsoftware Preaching to the choir bro!
Show threadctrl the gender goblinAug 31, 2023
@lapcatsoftware Hello I am John D. Mastodon. I request your phone number, your birthday, your ID card, a few selfies and the weird numbers on your credit card.
Show threadnicki xaphania mouse ๐ŸAug 31, 2023
@lapcatsoftware Mastodon does, however, demand photos of your cats
Show threadHigh Yasaiล Natsura Aug 31, 2023

@xaphania @lapcatsoftware

i demand photos of your cats, please!

Show threadnicki xaphania mouse ๐ŸAug 31, 2023
@Natsura @lapcatsoftware
Show threadGracie GatoAug 31, 2023
@xaphania @lapcatsoftware @Natsura omg cat photos!!!! Yay!!
Show threadCats Who Draw Aug 31, 2023
@xaphania @lapcatsoftware
Show threadRob ParsonsSep 2, 2023

@xaphania @lapcatsoftware Voice from the back "What if we ain't got no cats?"

"CATS WILL BE PROVIDED!"

Show threadaminoAug 31, 2023
@lapcatsoftware but mastodon does demand pictures of cats. I'm scared of what happens if these offerings are not given
Show thread gravitos Aug 31, 2023
@lapcatsoftware yeah. thank you Google for not letting me register a new google account with my actual phone number, appreciate it
Show threadBernie The WordsmithAug 31, 2023
@lapcatsoftware Read somewhere the other day that Facebook and X use inferior technology compared with Fediverse. And they are right.
Show threadisa   Aug 31, 2023

@lapcatsoftware Mastodon never gonna give you up.

Mastodon never gonna let you down.

Mastodon never gonna run around and desert you.

Show threadMichael WymanAug 31, 2023
@lapcatsoftware there are legislators in some US states trying to force social media sites to collect that info from everyone in the name of โ€œprotecting childrenโ€
Show threadDimitris Nakos, MScAug 31, 2023
@lapcatsoftware
Amen brother!!!! Aaaaamen!!!!
Show threadSarathaiAug 31, 2023
@lapcatsoftware With you a 100%. Still... I think Mastodon sounds like it's not really into you ๐Ÿ˜‚
Show threadMatthias MailรคnderAug 31, 2023
@lapcatsoftware I doubt you can sell that data. They just want to get bot spam under control, so I guess this place is super vulnerable then.
Show threadKoyoAug 31, 2023
@lapcatsoftware i will request a selfie with your cat (optional)
Show threadmakahiAug 31, 2023
@lapcatsoftware that being said, remember to tip/pay your server mod! If they can't sell your personal data they need to make a living somehow
Show threadNando161Aug 31, 2023
@lapcatsoftware tumblr is much the same, you can make an account with just an email address and provide no more info after that.
Show threadKFClintonAug 31, 2023

@lapcatsoftware

I was only on FB for around two years due to a political campaign asking me to get an account.

I used a fake name and didn't give them a number. I gave them only an email address that was decades old.

They were not getting my info.

I quit soon after the elections.

Then we found out about Cambridge Analytica and I felt vindicated.

Show threadnevSep 1, 2023
@lapcatsoftware I'm requesting a selfie
Show threadMoriSep 1, 2023
@lapcatsoftware This is true. #Mastodon only ever requests I buy a coffee mug. And when I try to, they say they are out of stock. Mastodon broke my coffee-drinkerโ€™s caffeinated heart- but they let me keep my personal data.
Show threadcslinuxboySep 1, 2023
@lapcatsoftware Boom!!!
Show thread๐Ÿ™ƒ ษฤฑunp zsษษฏoส‡ Sep 1, 2023
@lapcatsoftware Let me leave a link to my blog post here: https://blog.tomaszdunia.pl/outernet-social-media-eng/ ๐Ÿ˜‰
#Outernet โ€“ Social media [ENG ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง] โ€“ Tomasz Dunia Blog

Show threadRichard ASep 1, 2023
@lapcatsoftware I like that I am not the only one to call the other options "Corporate Social Media".
Show threadJohn Bell ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟSep 1, 2023
@lapcatsoftware when I signed up for Facebook, I wondered why they needed my birthday, so I gave a fake one. So every year I get a few โ€œhappy birthdayโ€ messages on 1st April
Show threadRichard ASep 1, 2023
@lapcatsoftware Hypothetical sentence: "Mastodon is like a stepping stone. It just lies there, for you to use, as a tool, rather than a voyeur."
Show threadCluss StraggleSep 1, 2023
@lapcatsoftware mastodon just doesn't care about you ๐Ÿ˜ช๐Ÿ˜ข
Show threadKid ManiaSep 1, 2023
@lapcatsoftware
Show threadGabor Major ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ โ˜•Sep 1, 2023
@lapcatsoftware
Show threadFrancis ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ GulottaSep 2, 2023
@lapcatsoftware legit had to give my phone number to a retailer today only to have them immediately start spamming me
Show threadjonossa seuraavaSep 10, 2023
@lapcatsoftware
buta asstodon requires YOUR ASS!
Show threadMeowcaTheoRange Sep 10, 2023
@lapcatsoftware the only thing mastodon needs is a username and occasional progress of the included hrt package you get by using fedi
Show threadBruce ElrickDec 6

@lapcatsoftware

Mastodon never requires a video selfie where I need to make sure I turn my head.