Post APn3p5NH9jpry93UaO by datatitian@social.coop
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(DIR) Post #APn3p5NH9jpry93UaO by datatitian@social.coop
2022-11-20T03:26:03Z
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Why did Mastodon kill the "proceed to follow" feature for when you end up on on someone's profile page and need to get back home to follow them?Yes it was confusing at first, but this new "copy this URL and then find your way back home on your own and search" is still confusing also feels way more broken.
(DIR) Post #APn3p5xQzIl7mHyMwi by Bernard@friends.ravergram.club
2022-11-20T06:15:05Z
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@datatitian Yes it is easy and smoother on platforms where you are locked in a single gated place where they know who you are and watch your every move.It is technically not possible to click to follow someone when browsing another fedi instance for a couple reasons: 1. The software doesn't track people to even know who is browsing the directory.2. Many of us have multiple accounts and we need to decide from which account to follow.
(DIR) Post #APn3p6b8bgWBlQY4pc by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-11-20T09:08:51Z
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@BernardIs there any way for your web browser to know if you're logged into an ActivityPub app on the same device (without sharing such info of course), and redirect you to that when you click follow on an AP-enabled site? Multi-account apps could either just follow from the account you're currently using, or ask which one(s) to follow with. Maybe there's some protocol work that needs doing here?@datatitian
(DIR) Post #APn3p73UuFCfBNoj2G by datatitian@social.coop
2022-11-20T03:30:55Z
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When I first saw the PR for killing "proceed to follow," I thought, "oh they must have revamped linking so that you don't end up unnecessarily on people's web profiles any more and they just don't need this feature," but nope I don't see any changes there