the ability to edit titles is great. But the ability to edit the URL of a post is dangerous.

DrYes@lemmy.world to Lemmy@lemmy.ml – 3 points –

  1. I create a well crafted post to a normal site that gets 10.000 upvotes.

  2. I change the URL to a malicious site.

  3. ??????

  4. Profit

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Yeah, this is why reddit didn't allow it. I don't think Lemmy should either.

It makes it a little bit easier to do, but it is not difficult to replicate this effect without changing the URL in the title - using a redirected URL and changing the redirect address, for example.

I think that this small increase in the way this kind of attack can be delivered is more than counter-balanced by the convenience of having editable titles.

Most subreddits also blocked redirect links for (partially) reason.

You don't need to use a known redirect link. If the plan begins with a post that obtains 10,000 likes, I am sure the attacker can spend a small amount of effort and register a domain.

Surely you don't think that's equivalent to a simple 5 second copy paste of a new URL into the textbox, right?

And it's not just about attack vectors, it's also about stealth ads and misinformation

I'm not sure what you're getting at but he's right, it's incredibly simple to setup a new redirect site.

The url and title should both be locked after a post. The contents should be free to change, that way updates and such can be posted if necessary.

Comments can continue to work as-is, there is a similar danger there, but it doesn't matter nearly as much.