Fedi.Tips 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️Jun 15

Mastodon has an account verification system, but it works differently to most social networks. There is no central authority confirming people's identity, instead there is a self-service system based on ownership of websites or web pages. You can find out more at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account

For example, the official account for LibreOffice is @libreoffice and we know it is official because their profile page's link to https://www.libreoffice.org is green.

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Show threadSara Angeloni 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺
@FediTips @libreoffice I don't have a website. 🫤
Jun 15 at 6:58pmMastodon for Android
Show threadFedi.Tips 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️Jun 15

@Satiah

This verification system works using a general standard called "rel=me", which wasn't originally designed for just websites.

The original idea was you could just mention your accounts from other platforms and it would verify you were the same person in those accounts on that other platform.

Mastodon obeys the standard but unfortunately Google, Meta/Facebook, Twitter etc refuse to use the standard, so the only way to use it was having your own website and a Mastodon account.

Show threadSara Angeloni 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺Jun 19
@FediTips Thank you for explanation. 🙂