Ah that makes sense. So federation implies copying essentially, and not merely linking. Thanks!
Comment on When an instance like lemm.ee shuts down, what happens to the posts and comments?
nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 4 days ago
They will still be visible to federated instances as they have a local copy. But any new posts or comments will not federate.
artifex@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
can@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
And any new instance will not have a copy.