Does ActivityPub send those to other instances, or does ActivityPub only send the original post and the rest (upvotes, downvotes, replies) are stored only on the original server where the post was made?

  • Max-P@lemmy.max-p.me
    372·
    1 year ago

    Downvotes do federate, but it uses protocol extensions to do it. So the downvotes won't federate to Mastodon, but it does for Lemmy and I think Kbin too

    • nutomic@lemmy.ml
      17·
      1 year ago

      Votes federate with standard Like and Dislike activities which are part of Activitypub. It’s just that some platforms like Mastodon can’t handle Dislikes.

      • Monkey With A Shell@lemmy.socdojo.com
        4·
        1 year ago

        Can’t handle by choice I’d guess. Given the format of individuals following individuals rather than topics in communities it doesn’t make much sense for a person to follow someone only to downvote/dislike their comments.