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When you move because you don't like the instance anymore, how do all of your connections follow you? This, to me, is the central problem in the Fediverse.

• M2Ys4U 4y ago
  > When you move because you don't like the instance anymore, how do all of your connections follow you? You use the built-in[0] migration feature. Create an account on your new instance, point it at your old one. Then point your old account to your new one. [0] Built in to Mastodon, anyway. YMMV with other Fediverse software.
  • ISL 4y ago
    And if the instance-administrator on the old account decides they don't like you and drops the account or points it to /dev/null?
    • lrvick 4y ago
      That risk exists at everything you do not host yourself on the internet.
      • ISL 4y ago
        The risk is very small for email when you own your own domain. One can switch "instances" at will with just a DNS update.
        • lrvick 4y ago
          You can do this with Mastodon too. Point a domain at one of many managed mastodon services or host your own.