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on Mar 10, 2025, 10:09 AM

If I find an interesting post on another instance, say via RSS or someone sends me a link, and I then decide I want to interact with the post (e.g., Like, Repost) I'm greeted with "<snipped nice greeting> You are not logged in to this server. Where is your account hosted?" That's the nature of decentralization but it is a rough edge. Are there any browser plugins or other ideas to smooth that edge? #Mastodon #fediverse

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on 🐘 : @techlifeweb Interested in this as well... And this doesn't address your specific request, but I've been using an extension called "StreetPass" to help with finding follows. It's kind of a "discovery" agent that smooths out the follow process a bit.
on 🐘 : @coffeemonk nice! Thanks for that.
on 🐘 : Mastodon Redirector - 'Redirect Mastodon URLs from other instances to your own instance.' https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/mastodon-redirector/limifnkopacddgpihodacjeckfkpbfoe Looks to be a good solution to my earlier post about the rough edges of working with Mastodon posts from other instances. With this extension, simply click on the extension icon and you’ll be taken to the same account or status update you were viewing, but served on the #Mastodon instance your account is on. Then you can easily interact with the… https://techlifeweb.com/blog/2025/03/post-2025-03-10T222856/ #fediverse fediverse mastodon Mastodon Redirector - Chrome Web Store
on 🌐 : @techlifeweb try "Graze"