Meta just announced that they are trying to integrate Threads with ActivityPub (Mastodon, Lemmy, etc.). We need to defederate them if we want to avoid them pushing their crap into fediverse.

If you're a server admin, please defederate Meta's domain "threads.net"

If you don't run your own server, please ask your server admin to defederate "threads.net".

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[–] Delusion6903@discuss.online 15 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Too bad people on mastodon don't have the ability to block an instance they find objectionable for themselves-- oh wait.

Not sure about Lemmy, but we can do this on mastodon. I don't need someone else deciding for me.

Tldr? Couldn't disagree more

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

I agree, I don't want a blanket ban on Threads. I know Meta is a horrible company, but we shouldn't decide in advance.

Honestly, I'd be very happy to be able to follow people on Threads through my privacy-respecting Mastodon/Lemmy app. Because, let's be serious: we're just a bunch of nerds here. If I want to follow famous people or companies, I'm going to find them on Meta's platforms, not here.

ActivityPub lets me follow those accounts without using Meta's apps, which are famously riddled with ads, trackers and whatnot.

[–] aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It might take time but why not naturally wait for these famous people to expand their network and consider being on lemmy/mastodon? Without having to interact with Threads at all? I feel it would just be a matter of time, and we can adjust on our own terms instead of having to let Threads in.

[–] sour@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

why do you want to follow famous people and companies

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why not? I want to keep up to date with their announcements and products. Famous people could be writers, journalists, whatever.

Following famous people and companies is what 99% of users of "normal" social media do.

[–] sour@kbin.social 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

you can join threads

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't want to use Meta's apps, because they're a privacy nightmare. Full of trackers

[–] sour@kbin.social 0 points 11 months ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_can%27t_have_your_cake_and_eat_it

[–] Yoz@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Famous people need regulars to follow them. Get more people like you and me and celebrities will follow.

[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 9 points 11 months ago

lemmy very recently got this feature.

[–] chitak166@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, another fail from the design team.

Kinda stupid how much we value having power taken away from us and given to random people on the internet.

[–] sour@kbin.social 0 points 11 months ago

thats what big companies do