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The idea has been discussed. The main problem is that Mastodon is a zero-trust environment, and we can't trust the other server to send us the correct preview.
by NotEvil 2y ago
The idea has been discussed. The main problem is that Mastodon is a zero-trust environment, and we can't trust the other server to send us the correct preview.
- abeyer 2y agoDon't trust the server, trust the poster/client... that's really where the preview should be coming from anyway. And if you _don't_ trust the poster, you shouldn't be trusting anything they link you to anyway. It's trivial to lie to these preview generators with a couple of meta tags if the destination isn't trustworthy.