An interesting tidbit about the Threads opt-in process. I tried turning the opt-in on and then quickly back off - when you turn it off, you can't turn it back on for 30 days.#Threads
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An interesting tidbit about the Threads opt-in process. I tried turning the opt-in on and then quickly back off - when you turn it off, you can't turn it back on for 30 days.
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@[email protected] I'm very curious about the delays added... 5 minutes until posted content federates out, 30 days cooldown before you can re-enable sharing...
I really would love to know the thought process behind it.
I heard some chime in with "no surprises" or "ability to edit/delete without needing to follow up with Update/Delete activities", but still, one wonders why the proactivity.
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@box464 Maybe to combat users that might federate to post negative content, then shut it off so they don't have to deal with the consequences?
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@chrisod Well this is saying “I can turn it on, post a few things” but if I turn it off, I can’t re-enable the connection for 30 days.
Most likely so they can do their due-diligence with deletion requests.
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then shut it off so they don't have to deal with the consequences?
Yup, that's the one use-case I immediately thought of. I suppose in this case a 30-day cooldown is pretty effective, then.
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@julian @chrisod Well this doesn't answer that question in particular, but a good overview of their work.
https://engineering.fb.com/2024/03/21/networking-traffic/threads-has-entered-the-fediverse/
