I noticed that there were some accounts that were hijacked by the instance owners. All the posts from that user were then edited to say what happened.
This kind of surprised me, I figured instances could delete posts, but not edit them. So how much control do they have?
I assume they can’t see my password (hopefully). Can they post in my name? Do they have all the access to my posts to foreign instances that they do over local posts?
Edit: thanks for all the responses everyone! I’ve wanted my own instance for a while, but maybe I’ll get on it now
I think this post has do be upvoted to be seen by everyone on the All page. This is something I didn’t know. I find it quite concerning that instance owners can just use your account as they please and I believe I’m not the only one who didn’t know.
They literally created the webpage. Always assume the owner has absolute power over everything.
This is how any website is. Reddit can do the same thing, it’s why some users who edited all their comments there had them reverted back.
This is an opportunity to learn how web services work, at least.