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One part of the migration to Web3 is the decision by many Twitter users to set up accounts on servers that run software from open-source project Mastodon. Twitter provided a reminder of how inconvenient migration can be if the existing service decides to dig its heels in: treating any links to Mastodon posts as pointing to ‘malware’ and banning accounts that mentioned they had moved.

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One part of the migration to Web3 is the decision by many Twitter users to set up accounts on servers that run software from open-source project Mastodon. Twitter provided a reminder of how inconvenient migration can be if the existing service decides to dig its heels in: treating any links to Mastodon posts as pointing to ‘malware’ and banning accounts that mentioned they had moved.
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Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2023 05:55:20 JST Chris Trottier

Dear journalists, please stop referring to Mastodon as “Web3”.
While Mastodon is decentralized, it doesn’t utilize blockchain or token-based economics.
While you may believe this buzzword makes you sound smart to readers, it really just generates confusion.
https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2023/04/social-networks-face-the-wisdom-of-crowds/
@fediversenews

In conversation Tuesday, 18-Apr-2023 05:55:20 JST from mastodon.social permalink