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They’re really doing this right:

As explained above, the team started out with a shared view that Quote Posts can be misused. Many people simply do not want their content to be reframed by others; or they may find that if it is reposted, they receive unwelcome attention.

In order to mitigate these issues, we plan to include several features in our implementation:

You will be able to choose whether your posts can be quoted at all.
You will be notified when someone quotes you.
You will be able to withdraw your post from the quoted context at any time.

We also want to build a tight integration for Quote Posts with the reporting functionality, to help people to feel more safe.

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pastermil@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I mean, people can always takes screenshot, which have greater chance of things getting framed out of context.

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- sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  True but also slightly more friction to get back to the original account – have to search them instead of just click
  
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  - pastermil@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Exactly why it’s so easy to get taken out of context
    
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LorIps@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Tha fuck is that supposed to even mean? Have none of the Mastodon devs ever heard about screenshots?

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- paraphrand@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Calm down.
  
  These are called mitigations. They will make a big impact.
  
  A single tap to start spewing shit at someone is very different from having to enter someone’s username. Or even having to find someone’s username, depending on how the screenshot is handled. Friction is the point here.
  
  You come off a bit like someone saying “you think this’ll fucking stop me?”
  
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  - LorIps@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    The question is mitigating for whom. I fear the only beneficiaries will be fascists and pornbots
    
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    paraphrand@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Screenshots will be fine in the case of fascists. It’s not like replies to them are effective anyway.
    
    And I don’t remember seeing many “look at this damn pornbot” quote tweets.
    
    This is a more constructive reply tho. Thank you.
    
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- sibachian@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  everyone is well aware that screenshots can be easily faked.
  
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Mohamed@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Just thinking out loud here.

I disagree with being able to opt out of being quoted, but I agree that one should be able to opt out of having their account visible in the the Quote Post. Or maybe I am misunderstanding what a Quote Post is supposed to be? I am thinking of it as a way to share someone else’s post, but also verifying the the quote wasnt just made up.

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LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Thats stupid

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