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submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 231 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

Probably to avoid linking to kid diddler instances.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago

I doubt that's the case since you can freely link to external sites elsewhere?

[–] [email protected] 146 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Steam loves to minimize moderation so you’re probably correct

[–] [email protected] 60 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Given that half the games are anime waifu sims these days, I can only imagine what horrors you'd unleash letting people link to their profiles on anime waifu mastodon instances.

Actually no, I don't have to imagine it since I've seen the horrors with my own eyes.

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 3 days ago (6 children)

They should use fediseer to accept the top 100 most reputable mastodons

https://gui.fediseer.com/

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

I don't think their devs are having a hard time figuring out how to support different instance names...

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[–] [email protected] 117 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The limitations are annoying but it’s definitely a step in the right direction.

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