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When an instance like lemm.ee shuts down, what happens to the posts and comments? in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] artifex@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

oh good point (and not entirely obvious).

When an instance like lemm.ee shuts down, what happens to the posts and comments? in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] artifex@lemmy.zip 15 points 4 days ago

Not like we can stop it. If it’s online and not behind some kind of auth it’s getting slurped.

When an instance like lemm.ee shuts down, what happens to the posts and comments? in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] artifex@lemmy.zip 21 points 4 days ago

Ah that makes sense. So federation implies copying essentially, and not merely linking. Thanks!

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When an instance like lemm.ee shuts down, what happens to the posts and comments? (lemmy.zip)
 

While I understand the concept of federation I'm unclear as to what it actually entails at a technical level. When lemm.ee eventually shuts down, will all of that user content (posts, comments, votes, etc) cease to exist? Is it mirrored on other instances?