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>> that there is still no way to migrate an account to a different instance without basically starting from scratch. > That's not true though. When you migrate
by weinzierl 4y ago
>> that there is still no way to migrate an account to a different instance without basically starting from scratch.
> That's not true though. When you migrate the account, your follows and followers migrate too. (https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/ https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/)
So, that's a clear win for Mastodon because on Twitter there is really no way to migrate an account without starting from scratch. Also people complain all the time that their accounts got suspended on Twitter.
The issue is that many believe their @name on Mastodon works the same as their @-Twitter handle. They follow different rules but both are not suitable to build a permanent online identity on.