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41% of fediverse instances have blocked threads so far!!! (tech.lgbt)

submitted 11 months ago by vantablack@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] corbin@infosec.pub 20 points 11 months ago (52 children)

FOSS bros: we’re all about user choice!

also FOSS bros: no not like that

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

Someone failed ethics class really hard.

[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 15 points 11 months ago

This critique of "user choice means that every instance should try and be as open as possible and try and federate with as many compatible entities as possible, so that any user, from any instance, might find and interact with content from everywhere" is as valid for instances blocking Threads as it is for blocking instances for allowing hate speech and bot-boosted corporate ads.

Personally, I prefer those to be blocked and have "user choice" mean users choosing to participate and promote the instances they believe are more useful, because my "user choice" is "I don't want all kinds of bullshit to arrive unfiltered at my feed".

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[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Percentage of instances is meaningless without knowing their representative size in the overall context of the fediverse.

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[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 16 points 11 months ago

Been enjoying Lemmy, so I wanted to see how Threads is. "It's just going to seem like another instance, right?"
It's Facebook with another skin. The posts are pretty much all the same sort of posts memes take the piss out of. Literally feels just like Facebook... Going to stick to Lemmy, myself.

[–] bufalo1973@lemmy.ml 15 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Meta wants to kill the Fediverse from inside while it's not a big rival. That's the only reason Meta want's to "become friend" to the Fediverse. The same that GAFAM has been doing for decades (if you can't buy it, destroy it).

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[–] asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I interpreted this in the context of multi-threaded programs. Very confused why everyone was so happy.

[–] flango@lemmy.eco.br 13 points 11 months ago

Let's hit 90% 💪!

[–] frozencat@sh.itjust.works 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

what does fedipact mean

[–] yuki2501@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's a grassroots fedi movement aimed at blocking big Corporate social media networks (like Twitter and Facebook) from the fediverse.

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[–] arc@lemm.ee 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

There would be little point being federated if instances couldn't choose how they set policies or moderate content. It doesn't stop an instance being 8kun if it wants but it doesn't mean the others have to accept that.

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