Meta just announced that they are trying to integrate Threads with ActivityPub (Mastodon, Lemmy, etc.). We need to defederate them if we want to avoid them pushing their crap into fediverse.

If you're a server admin, please defederate Meta's domain "threads.net"

If you don't run your own server, please ask your server admin to defederate "threads.net".

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

I'd personally at least give them a chance. Defederating is a pretty easy process and can be performed at any point in time. At least some Threads users may as well get to know about Lemmy and switch to it.

Upd: yes I do understand many people don't trust Meta and neither do I. But I also understand lots and lots of users here are using anonymous accounts, and federation information is already public to begin with. Combining the fact that Fediverse may gain more than it may lose, including more users, original content, recognition and etc, I generally think it's worth the risk. I am generally content with any decision, just sharing my two pennies of thought.

[–] Doug7070 12 points 9 months ago

Meta has had plenty of chances in the past as a massive leader in the social media market. Those chances have been used to conduct illegal violations of user privacy, monopolize multiple market sectors, and ultimately go as far as actively abetting crimes against humanity. It is entirely reasonable and I think fundamentally imperative not to give them any more chances.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Here's a question that I haven't seen asked of people wanting to give them a chance. What will them federating help the fediverse in any way?

We don't want/ need to be bigger
We have plenty of content if you go to hot and find popular communities you like. So much so, that that they want to come here to use it. They currently don't let any threads users communicate with non-threads users unless you leave the app.
They're an advertising company, are we missing the advertising?

If you have things that they could add in a positive way, feel free to add to this.

[–] ttmrichter 1 points 9 months ago

"We should give John Wayne Gacy a chance! Sure he's a serial murderer who has stated that he'd keep killing if he weren't under lock and key, but that's no excuse to not invite him to the party!"