The mysterious “403 forbidden” error on Mastodon is keeping some people from joining the social media platform. But there’s a simple explanation and three solutions to fix it.

The mysterious “403 forbidden” error on Mastodon is keeping some people from joining the social media platform. But there’s a simple explanation and three solutions to fix it.
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