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How does this system handle unique usernames? It seems like a flaw in the system if other people can take unique-seeming usernames on other servers. Will this network be overrun with impersonators?

@mathowie I have a feeling you can register on any server with the same name, and it's the combination of the two that makes it unique. Therefore, impersonations will be rampant unless there is a way to uniquely identify someone from the same server. As it is, the names are cut off and you can't see which server they are posting from. social.tchncs.de/media/9tziUrY

@Spaxe @mathowie That might just be because that name is long and you're looking on a phone (?). On an iPad you can see all the names with the full extension/address after.

Xavier Ho ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿ—ก @Spaxe

@tomcoates @mathowie On the computer, this is what I see: 1) I can't see whether you're coming from mastodon.cloud until I hit reply, and your toot mentions are showing on the timeline without the domains. social.tchncs.de/media/2YS27eK

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