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Fedi.Tips Jun 27, 2024

Okay, this is possibly going to be controversial in some quarters, but it has to be said for the good of the Fediverse:

Mastodon.social is not a good way to join Mastodon. If you're already on mastodon.social, you might want to move your account to another server. I've done an article about this topic at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-join-a-big-server

If you want to move your account, there's a complete step-by-step guide to how to do it here:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server

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Sibrosan Jun 27, 2024

@FediTips

So if a nasty corporation would buy mastodon.social, how exactly would it be able to "control the network", and would it become any more difficult to switch to another instance if you are not satisfied with how yours (e.g. Mastodon.social) is run?

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Fedi.Tips

@sibrosan

Mastodon.social is already such a large percentage of the network, that many instances feel unable to block it, even if they want to.

The more of the network is on mastodon.social, the worse this situation becomes, and the more power they have over the rest of the network.

"would it become any more difficult to switch to another instance"

They could switch it off, or they could degrade it in some way. Anything is possible once you have the network effect on your side.