Will people here use/try Meta's #threads when available? Would love to know the reasons or if it would be just for fun/curiosity.
The amount of data collected is insane imo.
this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2023
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Maybe what we need is mirroring instances, which simply duplicate other instances, so users can read the content without having their devices talk to the original servers directly and give away information about your reading habits.
Say you want to see what's up in Meta, but don't want to get tracked. Federate with a mirroring instance - all it does is relay posts from Meta-land to Fediverse-land, and all Meta gets in terms of info is a zillion queries from the mirror instance, with zero info about end-users.
Another brainfart: It would be good practice for every celebrity and influencer using Threads to have their own instance, and same thing for every business that wants a presence on Threads - they should be operating their own instance, on a system they own, instead of running an account on Threads. That way, they can control their server, have discussions or groups structured the way they want, have their own TOS instead of having to deal with Meta's attempts to censor them or splatter them with enshittification...
...AND if we can get enough businesses, celebrities & in-demand personalities to do this when Threads opens up to the Fediverse, that will take power away from Meta. If every celebrity & influencer is on their own instance, Meta can't just wall up the garden without creating a huge shitstorm...