This is already possible in many Lemmy apps. I built the Quiblr web app and messages are more similar to a messaging app. Many Lemmy apps probably do similar as it’s just a front-end change.

No joke. Plus I see them all over airports in various languages. I’m sure many people fall victim to QR code scams

I think the struggle is that we still need to build more tools for the fediverse ecosystem. I’ve been building Lemmy frontends but it’s a big lift to make a world class experience for users, moderators, instance owners, etc.

Progress is being made, but I agree that Lemmy was not prepped for the wave of Reddit users.

This is why I’ve never scanned a public QR code. I wouldn’t trust this random qr code to open a link on my phone. Which is unfortunate because I can see how it makes things easier for restaurants