Well, since Threads users can now see replies to their posts from Fediverse users AND they're public, I think it's as good a time as any to ask this again.
Well, since Threads users can now see replies to their posts from Fediverse users AND they're public, I think it's as good a time as any to ask this again.
Have you blocked Threads?
This is for single users. If you're an admin that has blocked it for your entire instance, it's okay to answer as well, but I would like any users of those instances to also answer yes and for those that do not agree with that decision reply below with your thoughts, please!
Thanks!
PS. This is not a debate. I'm not looking for reasons why Threads should be blocked. Those types of replies will be completely ignored. We all know the pros and cons by now.
@[email protected] well...threads is a microblogging platform like Mastodon or X. While there could be videos like that there, it's not the main feature of the platform like TikTok or Youtube Shorts.
Speaking seriously, my instance has already preemptively defederated from threads so there’s nothing left to do for me. Given your username, I’m guessing you’re running your own masto instance so you’re set as well. Really, there’s nothing sneaky to be done. If they decide to make an instance and download all of the personally identifiable information on the lemmyverse, there’s nothing that can be done about it. I know far less about how much personally identifiable information leaks to other masto instances, but if it’s similar, building an advertising profile and ignoring mastodon proper may well be the strategy.
@[email protected] Nah, maybe some of my friends who are too hesitant to use Mastodon will use Threads, so I’ll be able to interact with them in my own space. 😅
(Off topic: how’d you post to mastodon and lemmy at the same time? 😳)
@[email protected] unfortunately, being on Lemmy, I'm not sure that you could.😬 I didn't think about Lemmy when creating this because I was not aware that Mbin makes posts based on hashtags. I'm very unknowledgeable about that part of Fedi.
I think the only way you could, as a Lemmy user, would be to migrate or sign up on a different instance that blocks it for you.🤷♂️
@[email protected] I don't block threads on my instance. I limit them because I think as they build out more integration, spammers will begin posting from there, given that it will take longer to remove them on Threads than on a Mastodon server. I have no plans to ever block Threads.
But, I have unlimited many Threads accounts individually, as exceptions, that I know are real and safe, and will do so on request.
@[email protected] why should we block threads? the posts in the fediverse are public - anyone can read them with an rss reader - so there's no point...
@[email protected] Essentially single user instance... Well, less "single user" than I expected, as there is "activity" from one account as of about 2 weeks ago.
If so, they're both me. The other is an unused account, that I keep logged in, that I made to attach to relay.fedi.buzz which helps me get content to my instance and helps my content go out. It's called Fedibuzzdummy cause it's a dummy account for Fedi buzz.
The only other account here is the guy that helped me set the instance up over a year ago and hasn't been online since that day.