• fossilesque@mander.xyzOP
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      1 year ago

      Most websites track IP addresses, keep them in a database, and use them for various things. You can find a lot of information on this online, however in the case of non-profit social media like Mastodon, it can be useful for tracking bad actors and blocking them from access. Most of the time they are used for commercial purposes.

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        1 year ago

        I asked “why,” not “who” or “how.” “Various things” is the vaguest possible answer you could have given.

        Why would user IPs be stored?