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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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Getting Tangled Up in Threads (wedistribute.org)

submitted 10 months ago by deadsuperhero@kbin.social to c/fediverse@kbin.social

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The Fediverse is currently divided over whether or not to block Threads. Here are some of the things people are worried about, some opportunities that might come from it, and what we need to do to prepare.

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[–] ampersandrew@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

When I said I don't have a horse in this race, I meant I don't much care whether my instances federate with it or not. You're not the first doomsayer over Threads, but I have yet to see anything that would stop this decentralized thing from allowing us to just de-federate or otherwise ignore any changes Threads makes to ActivityPub after the fact. We literally CAN not use Facebook. You may as well say Microsoft is trying to extinguish Linux, but I don't think they could if they tried. Yes, I'm familiar with EEE, but the things these technologies are used for appear to make them inextinguishable.

[–] averyminya@beehaw.org 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

We literally CAN not use Facebook.

That's not what I was saying, or meant to say. I was saying they are tracking you regardless of whether you do or not. Why allow that to extend further by embracing them into the fediverse? I also don't think they are inextinguishable, I think there a wide, wide range of ways to fracture then consolidate.

Alas, time will tell and we can only hope it amounts to nothing and all us worrywarts are proven wrong as Meta does nothing but integrate then occasionally serve ads (with of course, all the background tracking).

Out of curiosity and completely unrelated, do you have an Android phone? Not Google? If so, it may be worth checking your active processes running under dev services, there may be a Meta Services and Meta Services Manager running in the background. It's worth disabling these from the apps list, they literally don't do anything but serve up ads and track you.

On by default through many phones and carriers, gotta love it.

[–] ampersandrew@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

They can track you right now without federating. These posts are all public. They can just make an account and farm information.