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Threads is automatically hiding comments that mention Pixelfed (mastodon.social)

submitted 8 months ago by nix@merv.news to c/technology@lemmy.world

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For anyone wondering if Threads and Facebook at large will be a fine neighbor in the space and compatible with other apps/services in the fediverse: they’re already automatically hiding comments that mention Pixelfed https://mastodon.social/@dansup/112126250737482807

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[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 81 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Huh, well look at that. Meta being exactly as bad a corporate citizen as one would expect. This is why defederation is wise. I have no patience for the folks who think we're somehow not being fair to poor old Meta.

Support the fedipact.

Push your instance to defederate.

They are not and will never be a positive contributor to the fediverse. It's another thing to exploit, enshittify, and ruin for them, that's all.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/06/fedipact-blocking-meta/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook#Criticisms_and_controversies

Edit: I'll be one more guy posting this link so interested folks can easily check if their instance has defederated, and make a decision from there. https://fedipact.veganism.social/

[–] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 27 points 8 months ago (2 children)

This is a by-the-book and extremely predictable case of Embrace, Extend, Extinguish.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't jump right to EEE because more and more folks who weren't alive (or aware) for the early examples of it don't seem to believe it's possible or could happen again. However, I agree with you entirely.

[–] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 22 points 8 months ago

Unfortunately some people do not want to acknowledge that our large businesses are downright evil. For those who doubt this, consider the pharmaceutical companies that raised insulin prices up to hundreds of dollars a month. They did not give a single shit that people would die, so long as they increased profit from their captive audience. If big business doesn't even care whether you live or die, why would they care about the much smaller stakes involved in the federated ActivityPub space?

[–] Mikina@programming.dev 4 points 8 months ago

I think that EEE would not be as impactfull here - I mean, at this stage, without Meta and already at small numbers, if they went through the EEE cycle we'd probably just be in the same position. Meta people came, and then left, nothing really changes. The people who are here are already decided to avoid Meta and other platforms, and they already have features Fediverse doesn't.

My issue is that by Federating, Meta is stealing and monetizing our content we post here, to fill their bullshit Threads with content, which its severely lacking. I hate that and don't want that in the slightest.

[–] Nom@lemm.ee 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Agreed.

For people who wish to know which instances are federated/defederated with Threads check here https://fedipact.veganism.social/

[–] Mikina@programming.dev 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm glad to see my instance is part of the FediPact! Thanks for the link.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

You're welcome!