7 May
2024
7 May
'24
4:59 p.m.
On Tuesday 07 May 2024 04:52:29 E. Liddell via tde-users wrote:
On Mon, 6 May 2024 17:33:00 -0700
William Morder via tde-users <users(a)trinitydesktop.org> wrote:
So then that's pretty much how jabber/xmpp servers are also run. Some require
all kinds of personal information, yet there are others (or at least one that
I know) that requires nothing to create an account, not even email or other
contact information. But then, of course, if you lose your password or have
other problems with the account, it is lost for ever. But then you can just
create a new account.
I didn't imagine there was much tracking, either, otherwise Mastodon could not
compete successfully as the anti-X-Twitter. But when I went to their home
page, I found that I cannot do that over a proxy, that they want javascript
and cookies enabled, etc. So for me, that's still tracking, whether they
actually do so themselves or not.
But I read what Slavek wrote in a separate email, that you can see what's
being posted without actually logging in. I think that's probably more my
style. I like to know if anything important is happening; I don't necessarily
want to join the party.
Bill
I don't actually use Mastodon, just like I
never used Twitter before it,
don't use X, etc. However, do they require real names, full names, etc.?
Is it possible just to go to a different place and create a new account
with a new identity?
The exact requirements for signing up with a Fediverse server are set by
the local server admin. Most require only an email. Some don't even
require that. There is no attempt made to track you from server to server,
and it's not uncommon to have multiple accounts in different places.
E. Liddell