Freaking hell, I love this instance. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Maddison@sh.itjust.works to c/main@sh.itjust.works

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I mean, I just love this instance. I wanted to ask a question on a community I didn't want traced back to me and I opened my tor browser and just freaking created an account here without having to answer questions and without having to provide an email and posted a post within 5 mins! I don't know of any other lemmy instance which lets me do that. Well done to the person who created this instance, I love it and imma stay on it.

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[-] Loupsius@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago

That…. doesn’t really sound like a good thing

[-] FiftyShadesOfMyCow@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

Yes, anonymity sounds like such a bad thing. I suggest we ask the governments and private organizations to track us even more.

[-] Loupsius@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

No, anonymity is a good thing. Creating accounts without any checks for bots or anything? Not so much

[-] endslavemorality@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

If asking for an email prevented something, Twitter, Reddit, Youtube and Facebook wouldn't be a cesspool of bots, fake accounts and scams.

[-] Loupsius@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Maybe. I would think captcha and/or email and other security measures at least prevent some spam and bots. And it’s not like this prevents you being anonymous if you wish. But I don’t really know how effective it is, so I’ll stand corrected if I am wrong

[-] Maddison@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I am a bot and I can confirm that it has made it easy for us.

You are right of c, but Idk, do bots really want to enter this instance and even if they do, won't they be detected easily.

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago

The question may have been very personal in nature. Possibly medical. Anonymity is helpful in such circumstances.

[-] ShadowAether@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago

CAPTCHA is re-enabled so email verification is optional

[-] SharkEatingBreakfast@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago

There's a lotta tech-folk on Lemmy. It's really nice when people are eager to lend you their knowledge instead of berating you for not knowing!

[-] Maddison@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

indeed! say that again!

[-] stich@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago

Makes me nostalgic for the afternoon I spent being a libertarian when I was 14. Good times!

[-] JeffCraig@citizensgaming.com 1 points 2 years ago

ha what kind of questions are you asking that need TOR 😆

[-] Maddison@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

lol it's mainly about piracy, I didn't want it to be tracked back to me. This instance has really been good to me, idk!

I might carry this on as my main account to bring some resistance between me and lemmy

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