I just want to say sorry to @gruber for comparing him to a child who had his toy taken away. My bad!
Now, I personally found @gruber's complaint a bit short-sighted. On one hand, he claims not to like Meta, even comparing them to a criminal organization. But as soon as there's some regulatory resistance against Meta, he starts complaining.
Here's the thing: do we really want Meta to continue behaving like a criminal organization? Or should we have laws in place to keep them in check?
I can't help but wonder if Meta would even consider integrating with #ActivityPub if it weren't for the EU's regulatory pressure. Honestly, I highly doubt it.
As someone who is greatly respected in the tech community, I truly hope that @gruber would stand on the side of privacy rather than monopolies. After all, it's an important issue, right?
@atomicpoet@gruber Privacy isn’t even the primary reason to defederate. It’s the unmoderated content which will come from #threads servers. This continues to be ignored in the broader discussions.
Sure, we have moderation tools. But am I to ask my users to individually block every “lib of TikTok” poster, which requires seeing all their content? That would make me a poor operator.
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Always the gentleman, Chris. Kudos for decorum. Passions are running pretty high right now. I assume everyone I talk to is about to set their hair on fire for one reason or another. Almost everyone I know respects how you speak up strongly for your beliefs. Now I can respect you even more for showing others that same courtesy :)
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