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[-] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

So you didn’t get the choice at all? I guess people who sign up this way are going to be really confused why they can’t follow some accounts their friends can.

[-] matcha_addict@lemy.lol 1 points 1 month ago

Better than no one having the ability to follow that person because a centrally controlled social media banned them.

[-] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

But worse than anyone being able to follow that person because they’re using a platform where moderation is separate from identity, as in AtProto.

[-] matcha_addict@lemy.lol 1 points 1 month ago

You are misrepresenting it. You would still run into this issue. Moderation being separate doesn't mean it doesn't exist. You will still not be able to follow someone your friends follow because your moderation service banned then.

[-] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

You can choose a different moderation service. That’s the point.

[-] matcha_addict@lemy.lol 1 points 1 month ago

And you can choose a different instance on ActivityPub.

[-] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That choice is tied to your identity and can’t be easily changed later, which is what I’m complaining about.

[-] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

Yes the choose was there but it automatically was filled with a default instance.

[-] JupiterRowland@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

You can choose. But you don't have to.

The official Mastodon app has a box where you can pick one out of several hard-coded instances. It defaults to mastodon.social. You can pick a different instance if you want to. But you can also ignore it, scroll past it and let yourself be conveniently railroaded to mastodon.social without even knowing what an instance is.

this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2024
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