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if someone is being impersonated on the #fediverse how do they find out? (dice.camp)
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if someone is being impersonated on the #fediverse how do they find out?

sure you can search for user names, but doesn't help with impersonation on defederated servers right?

any way to search the whole thing or have all the projects aiming to do that stopped because of backlash @ the idea of a fediverse-wide search function?

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[–] mkhoury@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

Mastodon has a checkmark verification system where you can point to websites and social media that link back to the mastodon profile. Having this two-way exchange allows users to somewhat verify that the account is owned by whoever owns the site. It makes it harder to impersonate people, especially if they have a popular off-Fediverse presence.