Soph Feb 25, 2023
Has anybody tried using bird.makeup? I can’t seem to follow any of the mirrors it generates?
Show threadAlex AkersFeb 25, 2023
@S1 I think mastodon.social and other servers may be blocking it?
Show threadSoph Feb 25, 2023
@a2 what really? Why?
Show threadAlex Akers
@S1 not sure why, but others have complained about it
Feb 25, 2023 at 11:23pmWeb
Show threadSoph Feb 25, 2023
@a2 ugh annoying, maybe it’s time to stand up my own instance…
Show threadAlex Pretzlav 🥨Feb 26, 2023
@S1 @a2 probably the issue is users show up in search results and it’s not necessarily obvious it’s a bridge. See https://write.as/nicolas-constant/closing-the-official-bsl-instance for an explanation around another similar service.
Closing the official BSL instance

While it was always planed (and disclosed as such since the beginning) I decided to close the official instance of BirdsiteLIVE a bit ear...

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