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Fediverse is a portmanteau of "federation" and "universe".

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I asked "why," not "who" or "how." "Various things" is the vaguest possible answer you could have given.

Why would user IPs be stored?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it can be useful for tracking bad actors and blocking them from access.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So the first two thirds of your reply were completely unhelpful, yes?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Why ask a question if you refuse the answer?

No need to be pretentious when you don't get the answer you want.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They weren't as they give context to why a person would want to store it