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asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

With usernames omitting the full address of a username in posts (in most applications), won't impersonation be a massive issue on Lemmy?

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With usernames omitting the full address of a username in posts (in most applications), won't impersonation be a massive issue on Lemmy?

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asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

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If someone sets a display name that is used instead.
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  Ahh, that makes sense I suppose. Still would be nice to know the home instance at a glance somehow.
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    Mhm when you hover over a name, it displays the qualified name.

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