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Mastodon allows you move instances with minimal effort. You can redirect your old profile to the new one in another instance, or permanently move it keeping you
by ASalazarMX 2y ago
Mastodon allows you move instances with minimal effort. You can redirect your old profile to the new one in another instance, or permanently move it keeping your follows and followers.
No one there wants to hold your information hostage, you can always export it, and while it doesn't support importing, you can repost it through their API if you really want to.
https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/ https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/
- Terr_ 2y agoI may have been misremembering Lemmy instead. > You can redirect your old profile to the new one Is that true even when the reason for the change is because the instance operator wants to silence you? If you can't put up a metaphorical "Go Here Instead" sign, could they also stop you from "proving" that your new home is legitimate and that you're the same author as before?
- rglullis 2y ago> You can redirect your old profile to the new one in another instance, or permanently move it keeping your follows and followers But you lose all the posts and interactions. Most importantly, you are not keeping your identity, but merely creating a new account with a copy of your follower/following collections. > No one there wants to hold your information hostage, Tell that to a friend of mine who got banned from their instance for committing the crime of being an Ethereum developer. The admin suspended his account and didn't let him go back or initiate the migration process.
- Dylan16807 2y agoA redirect is a pale imitation of a real move.