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I hope this is common knowledge, but just in case not: Authorized Fetch does not protect media attachments. Only post contents and (some) metadata lookups are authenticated.

Likewise, uploaded media is always public. Even if sent as a DM, anyone with the link can access the files without authentication. That includes blocked users / instances, so be careful what you upload!

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