** way out: You can't delete a Mastodon account
 

** way out: You can't delete a Mastodon account
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Mastodon, 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.


In reality, Mastodon has many issues, 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...

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