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04-07-2017, 01:37 AM
** way out: You can't delete a Mastodon account
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Mastodon (http://mashable.com/2017/04/04/mastodon-twitter-social-network/#5kTvRA9A9iqf?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=), the upstart anti-Twitter that everyone is talking about has one glaring problem.
You can't delete your account.
SEE ALSO: Bye, Twitter. All the cool kids are migrating to Mastodon. (http://mashable.com/2017/04/04/mastodon-twitter-social-network/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
In reality, Mastodon has many issues (http://mashable.com/2017/04/05/mastodon-wont-survive/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), including this one. For example, it's a distributed social network, so there are clusters of users living on different domains. That means **t everyone can find and talk to each other. Some consider this a plus, since it allows for whole topic-based Twitter-like communities where people needn't worry about being bothered by off-topic conversations or topic trolls.
Multiple servers also means that creating one account for yourself on one instance or domain does **t mean you have that handle locked up for all of Mastodon. Anyone can swoop in a create an account with your name. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/06/you-cant-delete-your-mastodon-account/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about William Shatner (http://mashable.com/category/william-shatner/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Social Media (http://mashable.com/social-media/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Mastodon (http://mashable.com/category/mastodon/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Tech (http://mashable.com/tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/qFp4cZcD0bI
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Mastodon (http://mashable.com/2017/04/04/mastodon-twitter-social-network/#5kTvRA9A9iqf?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=), the upstart anti-Twitter that everyone is talking about has one glaring problem.
You can't delete your account.
SEE ALSO: Bye, Twitter. All the cool kids are migrating to Mastodon. (http://mashable.com/2017/04/04/mastodon-twitter-social-network/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
In reality, Mastodon has many issues (http://mashable.com/2017/04/05/mastodon-wont-survive/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), including this one. For example, it's a distributed social network, so there are clusters of users living on different domains. That means **t everyone can find and talk to each other. Some consider this a plus, since it allows for whole topic-based Twitter-like communities where people needn't worry about being bothered by off-topic conversations or topic trolls.
Multiple servers also means that creating one account for yourself on one instance or domain does **t mean you have that handle locked up for all of Mastodon. Anyone can swoop in a create an account with your name. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/06/you-cant-delete-your-mastodon-account/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about William Shatner (http://mashable.com/category/william-shatner/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Social Media (http://mashable.com/social-media/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Mastodon (http://mashable.com/category/mastodon/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Tech (http://mashable.com/tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/qFp4cZcD0bI