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Which instance should i choose when i share a link? (piefed.social)

submitted 1 day ago by sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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Let's say:

I am on instance A.
I browse on a community that is on instance B
a user from instance C post something on that community B.

Now i want to share a link to this post. Which instance should i pick?

A my home instance
B the community
C the post author

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[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 3 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

More confirmation that C is the canonical URL. Check the section in the HTML (bottom of the screenshot)

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Remember that posts belong to users, the community only does a retweet/boost of the post.

More info: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/issues/1418

This is why it's the link provided by the fediverse icon on Lemmy, and the "View original on..." link in PieFed. On Mbin it's the "Open/Copy original URL"