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personal PSA, may be unpopular, privacy and safety, percieved hostility on fedi (in general; not necessarily drama)

FYI, I may start replying with reaction emojis in DMs to certain users, so if you see a DM with an emoji, that is basically a reaction or favorite that only you can see.

I wish I did not have to do this, and I don't know how else to say this, but reactions do not have a visibility selector like posts do, and I keep being put in a position where I have to refrain from reacting to posts from highly marginalized users when they could use the support, but also when reacting puts me at increased risk of being harassed by others. I have been in and out of that position since 2024, and as a sanctuary, I have decided to get past the limitation of reactions and its potential as a target for hostility. /serious

Nova
@Chishiki611@enby.life

on replies and follow visibility, RE: personal PSA, may be unpopular, privacy and safety, percieved hostility on fedi (in general; not necessarily drama)

I may start replying with reaction emojis in DMs to certain users, so if you see a DM with an emoji, that is basically a reaction or favorite that only you can see.

Same may go for replies to certain users. Strictly DMs.

I have been in and out of that position since 2024, and as a sanctuary, I have decided to get past the limitation of reactions and its potential as a target for hostility. /serious

This is why I have my follows only visible to myself.