Discussion
Right now, Bridgy Fed only bridges public data, but we've recently had discussions with many folks who would like to bridge private/permissioned data.
So, with that, we've put some thinking behind it, and wanted to share our thoughts on it. We'd love to hear your thoughts, too!
https://blog.anew.social/the-risks-of-bridging-private-data/
@anewsocial This is the fediverse equivalent of those bank emails telling you "there is a new message in your message center", except both of us are on completely public, ostensibly federated social platforms 🤣
@aphyr The original plan for Bridgy Fed was to bridge everyone so that this wouldn't be the default experience. That got a lot of pushback, which resulted in the project shifting gears and being opt-in. Good and bad reasons for both directions, but opt-in seemed to be the consensus on the Fedi!
@anewsocial I was there for that kerfuffle too, yeah. I do think Bridgy Fed should either bridge interactions, or inform the person that the recipient can't see what they're doing. What we have now is sort of the worst of both worlds.
@anewsocial I'd love it if Bridgy Fed could bridge public interactions more broadly.
Most of my bridged interactions are people on bsky mentioning or faving posts I make. Their profile and post is public on bsky. Bridgy will send me a truncated view of the content. But because they don't follow the bsky bridge, all I get is a link to the original post, rather than the first-class actor and interaction. I can't reply, can't fav... it feels deeply silly.