Twitter is criticised for being closed for those without an account.
- Download Mastodon official app for iOS;
- Launch it.
- Congratulations! Create an account or go away.
I think maybe it would’ve been cool if Mastodon was… open for everyone?
So go to the website? Even bluesky makes you make an account to use the application while the site is free to browse.
I feel like this fact can be treated as possibility to get an advantage, not as an excuse.
I’ve noticed that a lot of the apps do that, but in a browser you can view things just fine.
Yes, same applies to PixelFed. Ice Cubes client doesn’t require an account, but it crashes regularly.
I was hoping to get a better experience in the dedicated official app. There’s nothing wrong with that. In a browser even twitter can be accessed without an account (even though unofficially), that’s not the point. “Just go to browser” approach can be taken further: “just go to another social network”.
Yeah I agree, it’s a really odd thing to require an account to use the app.
Browser?
