Well, since Threads users can now see replies to their posts from Fediverse users AND they're public, I think it's as good a time as any to ask this again.
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[email protected]replied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
I haven’t blocked it yet
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to [email protected] last edited by
@Gullible thanks for replying, friend.
I have not either yet.
This latest update gives me hope that it'll eventually happen, but they are going slower than a fucking sloth...️
I'm waiting to see if they're gonna try to pull some asshattery.
I know what's theoretically possible with AP and it's nothing that I can't undo by blocking their ass, so I'd like to see them try to fuck this up....
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[email protected]replied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
How, as a single user, can I block threads?
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to [email protected] last edited by
@seathru tbh, I'm not sure how it works from Lemmy...
On Mastodon, you would have to see a users profile from threads and click the "..." Menu, in that menu there's an option to "block this domain"
I only use Lemmy for one specific community I passively moderate, so I'm mostly unknowledgeable how Lemmy works for things outside of Lemmy.
I am even unsure how to read this very post from Lemmy since I didn't post it to a community.
I will boost your post so hopefully you can get an answer on whether or not it's possible for you.
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[email protected]replied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
Speaking seriously, my instance has already preemptively defederated from threads so there’s nothing left to do for me. Given your username, I’m guessing you’re running your own masto instance so you’re set as well. Really, there’s nothing sneaky to be done. If they decide to make an instance and download all of the personally identifiable information on the lemmyverse, there’s nothing that can be done about it. I know far less about how much personally identifiable information leaks to other masto instances, but if it’s similar, building an advertising profile and ignoring mastodon proper may well be the strategy.
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to [email protected] last edited by
@Gullible it cannot be done. They can only get anything that's already public on your profile, nothing more. Emails and IP addresses aren't shared, and no advertising cookies are ever grabbed from Fediverse that I've ever seen.
They *can* allow companies to make accounts and make posts that are essentially ads, but it cannot be targeted across AP and companies can already do that if they wish on Mastodon.
Your profile name, profile pic, bio, and public posts are what they can get from AP.
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[email protected]replied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
I dont think I can on Lemmy or I would. I’m down to block them individually as I see them tho.
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to [email protected] last edited by
@Sanctus thanks for you insight, friend.
Unfortunately I didn't think about platforms like Lemmy when creating this. I don't know much about Lemmy.
I don't even know how this post is viewed there since I didn't mention a specific community.
Is there a federated feed like on Mastodon and other microblogging softwares?
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[email protected]replied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
It looks like on here it was posted to [email protected]
I dont know much else. Something with the account or community addresses being tagged. But yes there is a feed. Its like reddit sort of.
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to [email protected] last edited by
@Sanctus ohh...that's interesting...
That's an Mbin community so I wonder if they have something in the code to pull stuff based on hashtags.
Thanks for the quick response!
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Eric-Oliver Mächler ✅replied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
@BeAware nope because dor us here in europe the fediverse function within threads is. ot active
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to Eric-Oliver Mächler ✅ last edited by [email protected]
@emaechler ahhh...that's true.
Unfortunately that's due to GDPR and their inability to insure the deletion of data on request.
However, on Fedi, you can still see, follow, and reply to Threads users from other countries if you aren't blocking them.
So this post is meant more of like "do you have the intention to block threads?"
Like a lot of people have very valid reasons like they're concerns for moderation and things which is, of course, very valid.
But if your intention is to not block threads right now you should vote no.
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Eric-Oliver Mächler ✅replied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
@BeAware why should we block threads? the posts in the fediverse are public - anyone can read them with an rss reader - so there's no point...
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to Eric-Oliver Mächler ✅ last edited by
@emaechler some are worried about getting harassed. LGBTQ folks are among some I've seen that are worried.
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Eric-Oliver Mächler ✅replied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
@BeAware stupid people find always a way to harass others - and the fediverse has the same insane user as twitter facebook etc …
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to Eric-Oliver Mächler ✅ last edited by
@emaechler yes, but moderation on the smaller instances is way better because of the small userbase compared to Threads with 200m+ that I can imagine is harder to moderate, even for a bigger company, things slip through and I understand not wanting to be called slurs because of your sexual preference/race/religion etc.
It's their choice after all. All I can do is listen and respect their decision.️
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[email protected]replied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
Hmmm. No. Not yet. I’ll cogitate though.
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to [email protected] last edited by
@Crackhappy unfortunately, being on Lemmy, I'm not sure that you could. I didn't think about Lemmy when creating this because I was not aware that Mbin makes posts based on hashtags. I'm very unknowledgeable about that part of Fedi.
I think the only way you could, as a Lemmy user, would be to migrate or sign up on a different instance that blocks it for you.️
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[email protected]replied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
I haven’t seen any threads posts, but if one pollutes my feed then I will absolutely block it. Short form and vertical videos suck.
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to [email protected] last edited by
@Etterra well...threads is a microblogging platform like Mastodon or X. While there could be videos like that there, it's not the main feature of the platform like TikTok or Youtube Shorts.