t’s nothing like 15 minutes, but Lemmy doesn’t federate posts instantly either.
And for Hubzilla, it depends on the outgoing queue. It can range from instant to awhile.
But we can edit and delete our posts, and most major fediverse platforms will comply with our update and delete requests. But as users who understand a bit about decentralized social media, we understand that once it is sent, there is no guarantee that third parties will delete or update it. The average Threads user probably does not understand that yet.
@NoiseColor It is mostly an issue that administrators have to handle, but if they don’t handle it, it starts spilling over into fediverse conversations.
Basically, a bunch of people create fake accounts for the purpose of sending spam or other nefarious purposes.
It takes up server space, and potentially contains illegal content. Basically stuff an admin does not want on their servers.