There are ways to detect private browsing by querying browser features or behaviours that are different in private browsing.
For example, in Firefox calling Navigator.serviceworker returns undefined if private browsing is enabled.
Check out this script for ways to detect this in popular browsers:
https://github.com/Joe12387/detectIncognito/blob/main/src/detectIncognito.ts
Guess you're visiting the Titanic shipwreck in a submarine...
I've noticed that viewing the same community through different instances even when not logged in can show different posts, comments, and votes. I'm not sure why either.
For example, compare these:
https://lemmy.fmhy.ml/c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
This is discussed in the GitHub: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/1331
It seems that admins can currently purge such images through a manual action.
People with this sort of business mindset fail to see that not all mods do it for monetary benefit or rewards. Some people just want to build and be part of a genuine community that shares their interests, and that is all the motivation and reward they need.
The banana phone (Nokia 8110 4G) is also a fun dumb phone.
I just tried revoking the camera permission on my Snapchat app. There's a nag to re-enable it on the main screen, but the navbar at the bottom still lets me access my chats and view snaps from friends.
Is it not the same for you? I'm running version 12.38.0.45 on Android 10.
When I first came here from reddit, my vision was heavily skewed by what I'm used to. However, the more I learn about the fediverse, the more I appreciate the differences and the value of small communities.
Like OP said, the long term goals of both instances are aligned.
Federation and defederation are just part of how the fediverse works. Don't think of the fediverse as a reddit-like network that should always stick together and grow as one userbase. Rather, the focus should be on growing smaller communities that put their interests and users first (just like Beehaw did), while exchanging information with other communities where it benefits them both. If one instance doesn't work for a particular user, they can always leave and join another one. That's the beauty of it.
I love the concept of the fediverse and I hope platforms like Lemmy and Kbin grow and get better over time. I've also been looking at the Lemmy GitHub to see if I can contribute to its development.
It only becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy if you go into every situation thinking like that. Most people are pretty decent, it's only that they try to do what they believe is right.