#social 2021-05-29
2021-05-29 UTC
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heluecht[m] Is there any documentation on how the Mastodon account migration does work on the technical side?
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# nightpool[m] let me check
# nightpool[m] https://docs.joinmastodon.org/spec/activitypub/ has a fair amount
# nightpool[m] basically it's just a Move activity, after as:alsoKnownAs is set correctly on both sides
# nightpool[m] the activity is sent from the account that's moving to all of its followers, who check that it's been authorized by looking for the two-way "alsoKnownAs" connection on both profiles
# heluecht[m] Thanks for the information. How should a receiving third party react to the move message?
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# nightpool[m] all of the followers of the old account should send a Follow to the new account
# nightpool[m] and there's also a timeout to prevent abuse. I think it's like 1 move per account per 30 days
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# Grishka so when someone I follow sends me a Move activity, am I supposed to just send a Follow to the new account?
# Grishka this process feels like it loses some followers in the process… like, ones using Smithereen for example 🤣
# nightpool[m] sure, I mean, it's mostly just supposed to be a shortcut for telling all of your current followers to follow the new account
# nightpool[m] nobody expects it to be foolproof
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