It seems like #ActivityPub was always supporting username changes when implemented correct.
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It seems like #ActivityPub was always supporting username changes when implemented correct. @snarfed.org@bsky.brid.gy's Bridgy Fed perfectly renamed my account as I changed domains on @bsky.app@bsky.brid.gy.
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It seems like #ActivityPub was always supporting username changes when implemented correct. @snarfed.org@bsky.brid.gy's Bridgy Fed perfectly renamed my account as I changed domains on @bsky.app@bsky.brid.gy.
Fediverse Data is not Deleted ...@cmislek.me well, yes and no.
When people talk about username changes in the context of AT-Proto, they mean it that the two users on each side of the rename can be clearly identified as the same entity (through the magic of cryptographic keys).
In ActivityPub even if you can create a new account, there's no way to link it unambiguously to the previous one because in the protocol the URL of the user itself is the identifying element, not a separate piece of information like a public key.
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@cmislek.me well, yes and no.
When people talk about username changes in the context of AT-Proto, they mean it that the two users on each side of the rename can be clearly identified as the same entity (through the magic of cryptographic keys).
In ActivityPub even if you can create a new account, there's no way to link it unambiguously to the previous one because in the protocol the URL of the user itself is the identifying element, not a separate piece of information like a public key.
Damn, I got bridged. :D
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@cmislek.me well, yes and no.
When people talk about username changes in the context of AT-Proto, they mean it that the two users on each side of the rename can be clearly identified as the same entity (through the magic of cryptographic keys).
In ActivityPub even if you can create a new account, there's no way to link it unambiguously to the previous one because in the protocol the URL of the user itself is the identifying element, not a separate piece of information like a public key.
mariusor@metalhead.club might you be conflating username changes and account migrations?
Changing preferredUsername (or maybe it was name, I forget now) is pretty well supported if you're not Mastodon.
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@julian possibly, but I was trying to answer to what I thought was Çağan's argument.
It feels to me like there was no confusion about ActivityPub being able to update a preferredUsername, name or any other property of an Actor outside of it's ID.
I was hoping he didn't confuse Mastodon for ActivityPub but maybe I'm wrong. :D
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Off topic. Wrt the toot above, I noticed that it was immediately boosted by 2 automated actors. But I only received a 'boosted' notification for one. The boost by @general did not lead to a notification in my #Mastodon web UI.
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Perhaps I still got to get used to it, but unwieldy #UX for quoting in #Mastodon.
The boost icon opens a new dropdown menu, with an extra click required, and changing post visibility leads to opening a full configuration dialog you must configure and save.
What are your default preferences wrt quote posts?
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Whoop Whoop! 🚀
Das #ActivityPub-Plugin für #WordPress bekommt lokales Caching für die Avatare!
https://github.com/Automattic/wordpress-activitypub/pull/2610
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@julian possibly, but I was trying to answer to what I thought was Çağan's argument.
It feels to me like there was no confusion about ActivityPub being able to update a preferredUsername, name or any other property of an Actor outside of it's ID.
I was hoping he didn't confuse Mastodon for ActivityPub but maybe I'm wrong. :D
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mariusor@metalhead.club might you be conflating username changes and account migrations?
Changing preferredUsername (or maybe it was name, I forget now) is pretty well supported if you're not Mastodon.
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Well, it would be a great way to promote the #Fediverse.
👉🏾 Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new #Trump plan https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/tourists-social-media-trump
Immigration Agent (IA): What is this‽
Darnell Clayton (DC): These are my #ActivityPub handles.
IA: Huh‽
DC: This is my #Mastodon account, & as you can see I can follow people from #Pixelfed, @zuck from #Threads, my #WordPress news sites & even this random #Peertube comedian.
IA: Wait, what‽ A federal verse‽
DC: 😂
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arstechnica.com/information-... Excellent move! if only they would use #mastodon / #activitypub or #atproto would beeven more amazing... would love to see #musk fuming with anger if he would lose #twitter 👌😎🤭
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