<![CDATA[Spent too long debugging an issue with Pixelfed federated deletes, only to remember Mastodon requires the deleted actor to sign the activity πŸ˜…]]>Spent too long debugging an issue with Pixelfed federated deletes, only to remember Mastodon requires the deleted actor to sign the activity πŸ˜…

PSA to ActivityPub implementations: you should also honor delete activities signed by the instance actor, so you don't need to keep a copy of deleted account public keys πŸ˜‰

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/61faede5-0d72-4407-9a7e-a742e8eb0892/spent-too-long-debugging-an-issue-with-pixelfed-federated-deletes-only-to-remember-mastodon-requires-the-deleted-actor-to-sign-the-activityRSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 14:59:45 GMTSat, 28 Mar 2026 12:19:44 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Spent too long debugging an issue with Pixelfed federated deletes, only to remember Mastodon requires the deleted actor to sign the activity πŸ˜… on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:09:01 GMT]]>@dansup is this related to not being able to see accounts you know you are following, not even being able to see them when you put their account handle in the Explore search tab? Because that’s still happening to me.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bucknam/statuses/116307430058168456https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bucknam/statuses/116307430058168456Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:09:01 GMT