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erronis

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5. BlueSky, X, FB, etc. don't make it easy to copy images (or even text) from their sites.

Reply to edhopper (Reply #4)

Sun May 18, 2025, 11:21 AM

May 2025

All of them generate the images on the fly from database records. That also gives them control and knowledge over who is accessing them. One of the reasons I try to stay away from places like the Xitter....

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Great Trumpian anti-Trump post on bluesky [View all] edhopper May 2025 OP

Text from post erronis May 2025 #1

Thanks edhopper May 2025 #2

Most of the embedded images in modern web pages are actually generated on reference - not fixed images. erronis May 2025 #3

Thanks, I do that for the photo contest using Imgur edhopper May 2025 #4

BlueSky, X, FB, etc. don't make it easy to copy images (or even text) from their sites. erronis May 2025 #5

I do as well edhopper May 2025 #7

Yup. All true. Martin68 May 2025 #6