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Erik Moeller on Mastodon: There's a common false dichotomy about Threads [...] (nerdica.net)
submitted 10 months ago by masimatutu@nerdica.net to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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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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[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 39 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Can anyone help me understand what any Mastodon instance can possibly stand to gain by federating with Threads? The size disparity is absolutely massive. Anything going to Threads will be lost like a drop in the ocean and anything coming from Threads will be a deluge that drowns anything on Mastodon. You can limit your instance to only one of these but it's still bad.

Following Threads posters from a Mastodon client sounds ok at first, your users can get lots of Threads content, they get accustomed to it, and one day Meta changes the protocol and now you have to decide if you're a Mastodon or a Threads client. Or your users start wondering why they're using a subpar Threads client when most of their content is on there.

[–] maltasoron@sopuli.xyz 19 points 10 months ago

One of the main reasons I like using Mastodon for work is the fact that it's completely separate from the large social networks. It's only used by people who are committed to creating a new, better place. I don't think users of Threads (or Xitter, for that matter) would have anything to offer for me.

[–] masimatutu@nerdica.net 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It actually isn't that big. It grew a lot initially because people on Instagram were practically forced to join (or so I've heard), but then activity died down very quickly (www.cnn.com/2023/08/03/tech/th…).

I'd say the ability to interact with the high-profile accounts on threads via Masto makes it a much more attractive alternative for many, although I personally have no interest in doing so.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I’d say the ability to interact with the high-profile accounts on threads via Masto makes it a much more attractive alternative for many, although I personally have no interest in doing so.

I'd rather we deliberately boycott high-profile accounts until they come to their senses and move to Mastodon.

[–] masimatutu@nerdica.net 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, say that to Biden...

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

They ought to set up a mastodon.gov server for federal officials like Biden to post on.

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

… do you actually get your news from social media?

[–] masimatutu@nerdica.net 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

No, why? I'm just pointing out that there are a lot of accounts that a lot of people want to follow who are very unlikely to ever move to non-corporate social media.