cross-posted from: https://metawire.eu/post/61363

The right-wing billionaire’s platform has recently lost about 10 percent of its European user base.

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[–] Muyal@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (16 children)

Make mastodon more accessible then.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (15 children)

Which accessibility standards does Mastodon break?

[–] Muyal@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago (14 children)

Oh boy, where do I even begin:

Federation. People have no idea what it is, which means that they have to familiarize themselves with all these technical concepts just to create an account.
Servers. Most mastodon servers are locked, and you have to petition the admins to let you in, which often implies waiting more than a day. In other sites, you can create an account in 5 seconds, so mastodon is at a disadvantage.
Lack of an algorithm. This implies people won't see the content they like, which means they have to go and actively look for content. Most people don't want to spend time doing that, they just want to log in, laugh at funny memes ans look at pretty pictures.

[–] Wiz@midwest.social -5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

            
              So what?
Damn straight they are locked. Other wise you get Nicole spam on all of them, instead of just a few.
So what?

[–] merdaverse@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

This is exactly the dismissive attitude that has shaped Mastodon development, and why it will never have broad appeal to replace any traditional social media.

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