Would something single sign on (SSO) even be possible? I think the convenience of having a single account for the family of federated platforms would be wildly convenient.
Of course folks could continue to have individual accounts on each platform if they wanted.
I also understand that it would create a very tempting target for hackers and it would need to use MFA (multi factor authentication).
Just a thought and I would like to see you all have to say.
Asking after having this discussion.
Not really. The content of what is in the fediverse is still distributed and not owned or living in a single instance.
It would add the ability to simply your username/instance/password administration.
It would also allow an account to have an ability to create a community because if I find someone on Lemmy that has similar interests as I do it’s likely I would enjoy their content on other platforms.
Right now people have to post all of their social media in their profile and then I have to go log into those platforms and go find them to follow them.
If I found someone that I want to connect with on multiple platforms it be would be great if I could choose them through a “Follow Me Across The Fediverse” option where I could pick what platforms I follow them on.
I think it could add a lot to the sense of community.