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Mastodon on iOS is walled (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 weeks ago by podbrushkin@mander.xyz to c/mastodon@lemmy.ml
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Twitter is criticised for being closed for those without an account.

  1. Download Mastodon official app for iOS;
  2. Launch it.
  3. Congratulations! Create an account or go away.

I think maybe it would’ve been cool if Mastodon was… open for everyone?

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[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've noticed that a lot of the apps do that, but in a browser you can view things just fine.

[–] podbrushkin@mander.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, same applies to PixelFed. Ice Cubes client doesn't require an account, but it crashes regularly.

I was hoping to get a better experience in the dedicated official app. There's nothing wrong with that. In a browser even twitter can be accessed without an account (even though unofficially), that's not the point. "Just go to browser" approach can be taken further: "just go to another social network".

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah I agree, it's a really odd thing to require an account to use the app.

[–] RockBottom@feddit.org 4 points 3 weeks ago

Browser?