> You can "verify" a Mastodon account This is enforced by the instance - any "verification" is only as trustworthy as the instance itself. A malicious actor w

> You can "verify" a Mastodon account This is enforced by the instance - any "verification" is only as trustworthy as the instance itself. A malicious actor would just set up their own instance with a fair share of legitimate-looking content (to build credibility within the network and encourage others to federate) before "verifying" the imposter accounts on it. This is just one of many issues with ActivityPub which makes it not fit for any kind of serious, real-world deployment to rival established social networks.