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This magazine is dedicated to discussions on the federated social networking ecosystem, which includes decentralized and open-source social media platforms. Whether you are a user, developer, or simply interested in the concept of decentralized social media, this is the place for you. Here you can share your knowledge, ask questions, and engage in discussions on topics such as the benefits and challenges of decentralized social media, new and existing federated platforms, and more. From the latest developments and trends to ethical considerations and the future of federated social media, this category covers a wide range of topics related to the Fediverse.

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You're So Vain, You Probably Think This App Is About You: On Meta and Mastodon (tracks.ranea.org)

submitted 1 year ago by wrath-sedan@kbin.social to c/fediverse@kbin.social

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Shared by @tchambers and originally written by @chipotle

With kbin’s microblogging integration I think this is particularly relevant for our community as well! It’s a great read please take the time to read the full post.

Relevant Paragraph:
"Look. At the end of the day, I’m a Mastodon partisan. But I don’t love its collective tendency toward self-important dogmatism....The truth is, #Threads is not about Mastodon. It’s about Meta and only about Meta, and Mastodon isn’t important enough to them to spend the considerable effort that would be necessary to destroy it.

It’d be awfully damn ironic if the Fediverse decides it’s become necessary to destroy itself to stop them."

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[–] 0xtero@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I agree. Threads, from their perspective, is not about Mastodon or the fediverse. We don't show up on their radar. We're a speck of dust on their roadmap. We are a complete non-factor to Meta and their plans. They want ActivityPub so they can demonstrate interoperability to EU Privacy Watchdogs who have so far costed them $1.3 billion in fines and are threatening with more. That's why Threads is not available in EU.

But who cares about that really? Not me.

It doesn't really change my attitude towards them. I joined fediverse, because it's the only place where you yourself can control the signal to noise ratio. There's no algorithm that shoves ads or influencer opinions down your throat. The moderation is largely crowdsourced to users. I want my "social media" to be "social". I want control over the things I see in my timeline.

That's not to say Mastodon/fedi doesn't have it's problems. It does. Many of the things OP lists are correct.

But at the end of the day, Meta doesn't care about us. But I care about me. Block the shit out of Meta. They're harmful to humanity.