@fediverse Hello Fediverse! Reaching out from Mastodon in this brave new world.

        • Ohthereyouare@lemm.ee
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          3 years ago

          Is there a guide or tutorial or just someone with spare time who can explain how and why it works that way?

          • Kushi@lemmy.world
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            3 years ago

            It works this way because Mastodon and Lemmy both implement ActivityPub.

            When you mention a Lemmy community from a Mastodon post, this post is sent to the Lemmy server you mentioned and treated as a new post in the community by Lemmy.

            Then, when people reply from their Lemmy client, these comments are also visible to on the OP’s Mastodon server.