We seriously need to talk about deletion not being real in the fedi.

We seriously need to talk about deletion not being real in the fedi.

Some instances never erase your toots when you delete them.

#mastodon #activitypub

@maikel The two uncomfortable truths of the internet, since the '90s:

• You can never reliably publish something.
• You can never reliably delete something once it's published.

maikel@vmst.io what is there to talk about? ActivityPub is a decentralized and distributed protocol. Deletion is best effort and while the ideal use case would be instant deletion of your own content, everywhere, on demand, it's just not feasible.

I sympathize, I really do, I just don't have any answers.