[fooqux]

If you read the various TOS legalese you'll find they are well within their rights to do whatever they want to your account. They don't need a reason.

Would i say it's "right"? No. But it's literally what you're signing up for by using a closed service like Twitter. Free, open alternatives exist. Use them.

[barbazoo]

I was walking through this and thought, great, what if we used Mastodon and got kicked out. Do I just pick another provider from the fediverse implementing the ActivityPub protocol?

Then I read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActivityPub#Account_migration

> ActivityPub has been criticized for not natively supporting moving accounts from one server to another, forcing implementations to build their own solutions. While there has been work on building a standardized system for migrating accounts using the Move activity via the Fediverse Enhancement Proposal organization, the current proposal only allows for basic follower migration, with all other data remaining linked to the original account.

How much of a problem is that in practice?

[mbirth]

You have to setup the move on your original account. It basically just says to all followers: “@[e-mail] has moved to @[e-mail]” and - if implemented in their server - they will follow your new account instead.

But if you get kicked out of HN, how are you supposed to setup the forwarding? Also, all your previous posts won’t be visible to anyone anymore, as your account will be blocked.

You’ll basically start out with a blank account, and only get to keep your followers if you’re still able to setup the forwarding on the old account.