A good guess but so far as i can tell they dont actually message people directly outside of the initial contact. The chat rooms are barely active but ive been idling on the matrix for days and nothing.
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Oka@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
The strategy is to get you onto a different platform to make instant messaging easier. They are just “advertising” on Lemmy.
HappyTimeHarry@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
T156@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Easier and/or less moderated. They would be much more difficult for a moderator to track down if you’re talking with them on another platform.
Sparkega@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
There is an effort to reterm away from the dehumanizing and victim blaming “Pig Butchering” to “Romance Baiting”.
Oka@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
I’ve updated the post to reflect this.