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What's to prevent someone from hijacking my username? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Since usernames are only unique to the instance it's created on, what's to stop someone from creating a copycat username in order to impersonate another user?

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[–] [email protected] 86 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

What do you mean your username?

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This is obviously a joke. I have no intention to use this username for anything else.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Comrade, it is OUR username

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

On Reddit I'd link r/communism... Here I guess I just link lemmygrad?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

[email protected] (but take note that lemmy.world has defederated from them)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wtf no they didn't https://lemmy.world/instances

Don't give me a heart attack like that again

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Oh I was thinking about a different instance lol

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