Mastodon MigrationApr 18, 2023

Some people wish Mastodon had better News, Tech and Culture coverage.

Well, now @Flipboard has these convenient curated accounts for you to follow:

Flipboard News Desk @NewsDesk
https://flipboard.social/@NewsDesk

Flipboard Tech Desk @TechDesk
https://flipboard.social/@TechDesk

Flipboard Culture Desk @CultureDesk
https://flipboard.social/@CultureDesk

Follow these accounts for a steady stream of pertinent posts!
(They promise not to overwhelm your feed)

Thanks @tchambers for spotting this great resource!

#twittermigration

Show threadPaul WoodfordApr 18, 2023
@mastodonmigration @tchambers Wow, though ... it takes like four separate steps to follow any of those Flipboard accounts. That's kind of crazy.
Show threadMastodon MigrationApr 18, 2023

@pwoodford @tchambers

Sorry about that. Added a clickable link that should take you to a page you can follow.

Show threadPaul WoodfordApr 18, 2023
@mastodonmigration @tchambers Thanks! I was wondering why I can follow individuals on different servers with a single click, but not these accounts. This might be one of those fediverse bugaboos that's contributing to folks' fear of leaving Twitter for parts unknown.
Show threadTim ChambersApr 18, 2023

@pwoodford @mastodonmigration

Remote account follows, and remote social engagement is one of those things the Mastodon developers KNOW they need to build better solutions for,. Needs to be seamless. Folks are working on it.

Show threadDebbie Goldsmith 🏳️‍⚧️♾️🇺🇦
@tchambers @pwoodford @mastodonmigration Note that remote following from the target instance is in direct conflict with cross-site tracking/privacy prevention. The target instance doesn't know your handle (because that's protected cross-site info), and your home instance doesn't know the target. Apps can handle it because they can have state across sites. The browser plugins also keep cross-site info. There’s no good way to do it without apps or plugins.
Apr 19, 2023 at 1:08amIvory for Mac
Show threadTim ChambersApr 19, 2023

@dgoldsmith @pwoodford @mastodonmigration

How about if in JavaScript the web site asked your home instance once - then was in clientside cookie so never needed to ask again?

From then on all links included your home server in thier links.

That would seem a secure but better experience?

Show threadDebbie Goldsmith 🏳️‍⚧️♾️🇺🇦Apr 19, 2023
@tchambers @pwoodford @mastodonmigration Each instance where you wanted to follow someone would have to ask once separately, which still isn't a great experience.
Show threadTim ChambersApr 19, 2023

@dgoldsmith @pwoodford @mastodonmigration

Agreed: needs to be fixed at the protocol level. But till then….