<![CDATA[When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account.]]>When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account.

The walled gardens have done some massive damage to the foundations of how people interact with the internet.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/ed3e5262-0d35-4660-8af1-fa1fd81dfa44/when-i-send-my-friends-funny-posts-from-mastodon-they-don-t-click-it-because-they-think-they-need-an-account.RSS for NodeThu, 20 Aug 2026 09:16:58 GMTMon, 17 Aug 2026 14:38:55 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:11:15 GMT]]>@mayintoronto@beige.party me neither ​​

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mk.absturztau.be/notes/aq0zwamipqon014rhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mk.absturztau.be/notes/aq0zwamipqon014rMon, 17 Aug 2026 16:11:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:10:47 GMT]]>@mitsunee That's fine, but they won't click on posts to mastodon.social.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/mayintoronto/statuses/117111721011741725https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/mayintoronto/statuses/117111721011741725Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:10:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:09:11 GMT]]>@mayintoronto@beige.party there are instances that don't display posts to guests without an account. seen this kind of thing on multiple softwares too

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mk.absturztau.be/notes/aq0ztn0upqon0145https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mk.absturztau.be/notes/aq0ztn0upqon0145Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:09:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:05:55 GMT]]>@mayintoronto walled garden, that is a term I need to make sure to include more often in my ramblings!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/cyberquixote/statuses/117111701863022567https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/cyberquixote/statuses/117111701863022567Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:05:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:52:05 GMT]]>@mayintoronto

sure have

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/darwinwoodka/statuses/117111647441528964https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/darwinwoodka/statuses/117111647441528964Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:52:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:36:50 GMT]]>@mayintoronto

It's true. They can view all posts without an account.

But nevertheless, sooner or later they might realise that they need an account here anyway. 😊

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://metalhead.club/users/mndflayr/statuses/117111587516314782https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://metalhead.club/users/mndflayr/statuses/117111587516314782Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:36:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:25:54 GMT]]>@afewbugs @mayintoronto yep, nailed it. Pun intended. πŸ˜…

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/anolandria/statuses/117111544489616741https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/anolandria/statuses/117111544489616741Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:25:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:15:32 GMT]]>@argv_minus_one @mayintoronto

Thanks, oh device wrangling one!

See, it might look rather suspicious to anyone opening the link.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/117111503755704076https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/117111503755704076Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:15:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:14:10 GMT]]>@mayintoronto

When a β€œfeature” stops the user from doing something innocuous and desirable (like taking a screenshot of a web page while logged out of the site), it stops being a feature and becomes a bug.

@davep

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/117111498391295767https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/117111498391295767Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:14:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:12:01 GMT]]>@davep

β€œCan't take a screenshot from a private tab.”

The browser has forced the screenshot tool shut. But this is *my* computer, and it responds to *my* decree!

@mayintoronto

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/117111489893399012https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/117111489893399012Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:12:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:09:13 GMT]]>@emma_cogdev

Clicking links is mostly harmless. Typing anything sensitive, accepting unsolicited downloads, not being vigilant for full-screen attempts, etc is how the malware sites get you.

@mayintoronto

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/117111478886801053https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/117111478886801053Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:09:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:08:53 GMT]]>@mayintoronto
Or that it tracks them!
Or they panic when there is a redirect.

"No, there is nothing suspicious about the redirect. The post is on a different server to the one I use."

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/117111477614791316https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/117111477614791316Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:08:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:04:31 GMT]]>@mayintoronto

It does help that the link preview works and is relevant if the chat app has those

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.nyc/users/gbargoud/statuses/117111460412803653https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.nyc/users/gbargoud/statuses/117111460412803653Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:04:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:03:54 GMT]]>@afewbugs @mayintoronto clicked it. Now have a draft email to AnalFisting.

πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/hazz223/statuses/117111457994059179https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/hazz223/statuses/117111457994059179Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:03:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:02:38 GMT]]>@mayintoronto

I've been wondering, and maybe actually you're a good person to ask: how do you reconcile the anti-phishing advice not to click on links with sketchy-looking domains with the fact that mastodon domain names sometimes look ridiculous (affectionate)?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/emma_cogdev/statuses/117111453005924069https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/emma_cogdev/statuses/117111453005924069Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:02:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:02:29 GMT]]>@mayintoronto "Hey look at this awesome tip for water-saving carrot growing from user analfisting@hentai.gooner!"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/afewbugs/statuses/117111452462033923https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/afewbugs/statuses/117111452462033923Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:02:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:53:37 GMT]]>@davep not being able to screenshot from a private tab seems like one of the best features. Huh. Never even thought of that.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/mayintoronto/statuses/117111417598080132https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/mayintoronto/statuses/117111417598080132Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:53:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:52:04 GMT]]>@mayintoronto Gah. Can't take a screenshot from a private tab.

It says:

You are leaving infosec.exchange.

If you trust this link, click it to continue.

https://beige.party/@mayintoronto/117111359766511554

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/117111411485546967https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/117111411485546967Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:52:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:50:44 GMT]]>@mayintoronto I found that just copying the post from my own instance gave a big scary warning to people who aren't logged on to my instance about trusting some other site. We obviously don't see this unless we, say, try it in a private tab.

So I always open the original post before copying. Just in case you weren't aware of it (and if it still happens).

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/117111406227122201https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/117111406227122201Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:50:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:47:01 GMT]]>@mayintoronto mine tend not to click them and instead send me concerned messages that my accounts have been been hacked and are sending out dodgy links, because I forget that half the instance names are things like puppygirl.porn or something

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/afewbugs/statuses/117111391626795902https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/afewbugs/statuses/117111391626795902Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:47:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:46:57 GMT]]>@mayintoronto

Maybe they need to get on the Fedi. We don't bite....just nibble.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/LikeItOrLumpIt/statuses/117111391356866736https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/LikeItOrLumpIt/statuses/117111391356866736Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:46:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:45:08 GMT]]>@action_jay We are aliens. Happy aliens free from the algorithm.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/mayintoronto/statuses/117111384203139363https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/mayintoronto/statuses/117111384203139363Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:45:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I send my friends funny posts from Mastodon, they don't click it because they think they need an account. on Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:41:38 GMT]]>@mayintoronto on the flipside whenever someone from an organization posts a link and I reply "People can't see that without a Meta account" they look at me like I'm an alien

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://thecanadian.social/ap/users/116614736450053182/statuses/117111370475334170https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://thecanadian.social/ap/users/116614736450053182/statuses/117111370475334170Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:41:38 GMT