• aeshna_cyanea@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    It’s not “it” that wants you to log in, the devs created the site to be entirely public. but users demanded an option to hide their profiles from logged out users. Any hidden posts are because the user explicitly set the flag in their own settings

    The api endpoints are still public btw. Third party clients can see these profiles just fine :| not a fan of that decision tbh

    • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      if that is the case the site should really do communicate that better. on another post I have seen a warning in the post body that the user’s setting makes it hidden. I understand that. but here? I’m just greated with a login wall exactly like on twitter or facebook, with no communication whatsoever, other than “log in or pound sand”