This is kind of a question and conformation. Is there a way to backup a lemmy account from one instance and in case some thing happens, restore that user in another (with all the posts, likes, etc) ? I read that they were working on cross instance accounts , but is there a workaround meanwhile? Do we know the status of this implementation?

  • m-p{3}A
    61·
    11 months ago

    The regulation does not apply to the processing of data by a person for a “purely personal or household activity and thus with no connection to a professional or commercial activity.” (Recital 18)

    Considering most servers are run by volunteers, it’s unlikely the EU will try to enforce it.

    However it would be nice to have the feature, and Mastodon does have the feature to export your data to ActivityPub format.

    • jlow (he/him)@beehaw.org
      21·
      11 months ago

      Is that working now, though? Last time I heard you can’t transfer messages between servers as well on Masto. Would be amazing if it’s possible now!

      • m-p{3}A
        2·
        11 months ago

        You can’t transfer but you can at least archive.

        The issue I could see is ill-intentioned users importing a modified archive to alter the publication date to make it appear they posted something at a specific date in the past when they in fact didn’t.