The TL;DR is that Hachyderm federates by default until there is a reason not to. The moderators are committed to researching how Threads is behaving in the Fediverse and we should hear an update in a couple weeks, with an in-depth explanation of whatever action the mods take by the end of January (if I'm reading right).
@davealvarado Since this decision in July, Threads has demonstrated its unwillingness to moderate hate speech and harassment.
It is a known fact that A LOT of transphobes and white supremacists thrive on that instance, how many users will need to be brigaded and harassed before you de-federate? I signed up on #hachyderm because of the "Safe Space For Technical Professionals" headline, but I cannot feel safe on an instance that waits for harm to happen when it's obvious that it will.
@danhulton I don't disagree, and I'd bet a significant amount of money that they'll defederate. But, it seems like they don't want to pre-judge anybody. I'm ambivalent about that approach, but they stated it clearly way back when the idea of Meta on the Fediverse first came up.
@davealvarado Yeah, I mean I understand wanting to "be the bigger person" and not pre-judge people, but also Meta isn't a brand-new entity. They have a long history of being awful, so much so that I have a hard time giving them the benefit of the doubt just because the medium they're working in has changed slightly.
Like, I'm not mad about their choice, I see what they're trying to do and the good intentions it's coming from. I'm just maybe more cynical or even just realistic, potentially.
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