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[[wikipedia:Lemmy_(social_network)|'''Lemmy''']] is an open source, decentralized media network that is most similar to [[Reddit]]. It is built on the ActivityPub protocol, allowing users to interact with posts on Mastodon and Kbin.
[[wikipedia:Lemmy_(social_network)|'''Lemmy''']] is an open source, decentralized media network that is most similar to [[Reddit]]. It is built on the ActivityPub protocol, allowing users to interact with posts on Mastodon and Kbin.


== Privacy ==
== Privacy ==


While Lemmy itself and the majority of Lemmy apps are open source<ref>https://join-lemmy.org/apps</ref>, vote privacy is fundamental incompatible with ActivityPub, meaning anyone can see what content you like and dislike<ref>https://join-lemmy.org/docs/users/03-votes-and-ranking.html#vote-privacy</ref>.
While Lemmy itself and the majority of Lemmy apps are open source<ref>https://join-lemmy.org/apps ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251222062608/https://join-lemmy.org/apps Archived])</ref>, vote privacy is fundamental incompatibe with ActivityPub, meaning anyone can see what content you like and dislike.<ref>https://join-lemmy.org/docs/users/03-votes-and-ranking.html#vote-privacy ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260204065948/https://join-lemmy.org/docs/users/03-votes-and-ranking.html Archived])</ref>.


== Incidents ==
== Incidents ==


In February 2024, Lemmy was called out for not allowing users delete media they uploaded, violating GDPR<ref>https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/2024/03/04/lemmy-fediverse-gdpr/</ref>. Instead of allowing users to delete media, Lemmy developers implemented a feature to wipe all user generated content when you delete your account<ref>https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/issues/2384</ref>.
In February 2024, Lemmy was called out for not allowing users delete media they uploaded, violating the [[General Data Protection Regulation|GDPR]].<ref>https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/2024/03/04/lemmy-fediverse-gdpr/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251206101224/https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/2024/03/04/lemmy-fediverse-gdpr/ Archived])</ref> Instead of allowing users to delete media, Lemmy developers implemented a feature to wipe all user generated content when you delete your account.<ref>https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/issues/2384 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250913193825/https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/issues/2384 Archived])</ref>
 
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://lemmy.ml/c/louisrossmann@lemmy.world Louis Rossmann community on Lemmy]
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