@louis somebody initiates contacts me out of the blue, unprovoked, does not get to dictate to me how I use that information. DM is not the same as PM -- repeat for those unaware DM IS NOT PM ON MASTODON, there is no expectation of privacy unless otherwise stated and agreed upon first. Think about what you just did -- you hit this person up and without even giving them a chance to decline, imposed your own rules on the conversation and expected them to follow it.
@louis This is not just me poopooing the request for privacy, people using mastodon need to be very aware that DMs are NOT PMs. For example, the admin of your instance and any moderators they assign can see your DMs. you are very explicitly told not to treat DMs as private messages, they are NOT private.
This is precisely why mastodon tells you when you go to make a DM that they are not end to end encrypted and to not share private information. DMs are not private.
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