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I've been able to switch mastadon instances without any problems; most instances seem to handle whatever activitypub machinery transfers followers. So as long
by gcr 3y ago
I've been able to switch mastadon instances without any problems; most instances seem to handle whatever activitypub machinery transfers followers.
So as long as both your source and destination support account transfers, you can usually switch and even seamlessly bring along most of your followers without them noticing.
No idea about your admin question. All bets are likely off with a bad admin. If you want actual cryptographically guaranteed communication, that doesn't exist in a usable form (except for Secure Scuttlebutt, and that's reeeeally stretching the "usable" part)
- eropple 3y ago> I've been able to switch mastadon instances without any problems; most instances seem to handle whatever activitypub machinery transfers followers. But none of your content goes with, and that's really terrible because it gives a lot of power to petty-kingdom jackass admins. AT Protocol is heartening because maybe they've got a good solution to that.
- alphager 3y agoYou can export your content on the old insurance and import on the new instance
- eropple 3y agoThat doesn't actually work, though. Old links don't update or forward to matching instances of your toots on Mastodon. They're isolated. It's a bad experience.
- gcr 3y agoThat's a good point. It would be nice to have a streamlined export flow that rewrites your links for you. (It's technically possible to edit the links in the posts you exported yourself before importing, but technically correct isn't the best kind of "correct")
- xigoi 3y agoIf your instance suddenly dies without prior notice, you won't be able to transfer your account.