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Confused about Federation
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this post was submitted on 02 Apr 2025
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The grumpy answer: Don't mix and match across platforms.
They are very different platforms that serve very different purposes, and they have very different layouts. Viewing things from different instances using the same service works quite well, but even when cross-platform things work, it's not a great experience.
If you want to see stuff on Mastodon server, use a Mastodon account. If you want to see something on Pixelfed, use a pixelfed account, if you want to see stuff on Lemmy, use a Lemmy account.
But doesn't that defeat the point of federation?
I think the main point of federation is being able to see something from Lemmy.zip with an account on Lemmy.ca. So if one service goes down, or a there is a difference of opinion on what the rules should be, the whole platform of "Lemmy" doesn't go up in flames.
This prevents one person or group from controlling everything.
Oh ok.
Is there a way to crosspost across accounts on the different platforms? For example, is there a way to link posts on my Lemmy and Pixefed accounts to my Mastodon account?
It's also early on for most of these platforms. They're relatively new, changing rapidly, and so it's harder to keep the platforms compatible with everything that's out there.
As an example, there have been a few improvements over the past short while around Mastodon-Lemmy compatibility
Once the software matures, I imagine it'll be easier to see the content in most popular formats