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Erik Moeller on Mastodon: There's a common false dichotomy about Threads
> There's a common false dichotomy about #Threads: cut them off, or leave it to user choice. > > I can't speak to other software, but Mastodon offers a third option: limiting Threads. This can be done for all users of a server. > > > > \- You can follow Threads accounts after clicking through a warning. > > > > \- People who don't follow those same people won't see their posts. > > > > \- You have to manually approve followers \from\ Threads. > > > > Basically, it puts Threads in quarantine, without cutting off all connections. > > > > I like that option for our server, social.coop, and it's the one we voted to implement earlier this year. > > > > We know that Threads already hosts bad actors (e.g., LibsOfTikTok). We know some reasonable folks have set up shop there and will continue to flee there from X. > > > > This option makes it clear that Threads is not a safe space, while allowing limited connections. > > > > Every instance will implement the option that makes sense to them, of course. > >
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Pixelfed got featured on the Wired and here's what @[email protected], the author of @[email protected], says:
> [...] > > All those long nights working on backend scalability and performance improvements are about to be put to the test > > I wasn't anticipating this attention for a few more months, but I'm ready 😎