I think it's pretty safe to say that the majority of us are here to avoid another corporate takeover of our preferred platforms. It would seem to me to be a tad irresponsible to allow Facebook into our space with open arms, allowing them to hoover up our data. I would love to keep using Lemmy.world, but will happily change instances if need be, and I feel many share that sentiment.

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[–] chitak166@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (8 children)

I will be leaving if lemmy.world defederates with threads.

Just give users the ability to block instances themselves so we can be done with this.

Stop letting other people make decisions for you.

[–] hessianerd@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I am still new at this. If I block threads, and lemmy.world doesn't defederate, will threads users still see my posts and comments in the communities I participate in? Is the relationship recpricol?

If not... What incentive is there to give my (admittedly mediocre) content to a mega corp whose goal is to take over this space?

I'm genuinely asking.

[–] chitak166@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Good question. I'm not sure. I still don't even know how users can block entire instances, just communities within those instances.

[–] blawsybogsy@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

blocking instances for users was added in 0.19. it works like community block: you don't see any posts from an instance, but you can see the activity of users from that instance on any other instances where they do stuff.

https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/3869

[this is not an endorsement of federating with any meta product. i believe in deplatforming hostile actors, which they've well and truly proven themselves to be.]

[–] hessianerd@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

I appreciate the info, however, it doesn't really answer my question. If I instance block I don't see them, but they get to see all of the posts/comments I generate in threads?

This is all really interesting. Kind of reminds me of The City and the City.

[–] pedroapero@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I read the users can blacklist instances already, from the latest Lemmy release note.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah, looks like it's in 0.19

I can't see it myself, because my instance is still on 0.18

[–] chitak166@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

I've heard this, but haven't seen it explained how to do it.

[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works -1 points 10 months ago

Proof the system works right here.

[–] Senal@programming.dev -1 points 10 months ago

And you're free to do so, that's the entire point of a decentralised system.

They aren't making decision for anyone but themselves, again, as is the point.

If you don't agree with whatever they do, find an instance you do agree with or start your own.

Staying or leaving has the same amount of personal agency.

[–] yoz@aussie.zone -2 points 10 months ago

Don't wait, you can leave right now.

[–] pistachio@lemmy.ml -4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Question: did you read the article linked? If the answer is yes and the comment still reflects your opinion, please leave

Edit: thought i was under a different post 🙄

[–] pandacoder@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Where is the linked article? The only link I'm seeing in the post is to the homepage. Not sure if my mobile client is not showing me something.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The isn't a linked article the guy is just an idiot.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Stop letting other people make decisions for you"

"If you do X I am leaving"

Maybe you should stop letting people make decisions for you.

Be bold, be brave, and just go ahead and leave now.

[–] chitak166@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Crazy how many people like you reply to me as if they have a point.

Oh well, at least it makes ignoring easier. Goodbye.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Just go join threads. I'm sure its full of people just like you. You'll feel right at home with other people who feel the need to loudly announce departures and pretending to put people on ignore.

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You are either blissfully ignorant of how corporations work, or you are a corporate shill.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well they ask the question I don't understand why you would respond with hostility either answer the question or don't comment.

[–] chitak166@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's just the mob mentality taking hold.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, its people capable of looking back and recognizing mistakes that were made, and not wanting to repeat them.

Meanwhile a bunch of corporate white knights are screaming about how its unfair to be mean to billion dollar companies, and how they totally wont do the the destructive, exploitative bullshit this time, that they've done every other time in the past.

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh federated social media has been tried before? Til

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Congrats, That is the most obvious and intentional wooosh I've ever seen.

and I bet you think you're so clever with it.

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

I am serious, I don't see how the argument that centralized social media sites like Facebook, reddit or X were "taken over" when they are outright owned by those companies. It's a completely different situation with the fediverse were they literally can't have the same power as they don't hold the keys to everyone's servers, the development of activity pub as a whole or anything of that nature. It's literally a completely different situation.