matt, 5 months ago

@aral

“It matters less whether your tiny/personal instance blocks them; given their size, you’re effectively blocking yourself.

The only person who can really make an impact here is Eugen – by taking a principled stance against Meta – and that’s clearly not what he’s doing.”

• Aral Balkan, on Meta joining the Fediverse.

Anibyl, 5 months ago

@aral What if people on threads realize that they can continue having conversations with the same folks but from a platform that doesn't have targeted promotions, ads, or whatever they came up with there? I think having this option is pretty nice, as well as being able to follow certain accounts on threads. Scraping data from the fedi is already possible, you don't need a protocol integration for that.

aral, 5 months ago

@Anibyl I guess the folks at trillion-dollar corporation Meta were too stupid to consider that and are making one huge mistake. Ssshh, no one tell them.

dean, 5 months ago

@Anibyl @aral Threads has no ads

If Threads doesn't want to be blocked as an instance in itself, it needs to aim high. It does seem to be

aral, 5 months ago

@dean @Anibyl smh

thomholwerda, 5 months ago

@aral Especially one that offers refuge to dangerous nazis like Libs of TikTok.

Being painted as the crazy ones for opposing Facebook feels like we're in the fucking Twilight Zone. Pure insanity.

aral, 5 months ago

@thomholwerda This is what mainstreaming corporate social media does – it’s as much about what you legitimise as it is about who you marginalise.