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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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.
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⛤ Benjaminreplied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
@BeAware Nah, maybe some of my friends who are too hesitant to use Mastodon will use Threads, so I’ll be able to interact with them in my own space.
(Off topic: how’d you post to mastodon and lemmy at the same time? )
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to ⛤ Benjamin last edited by
@sandwich well...I didn't...at least not on purpose.
Apparently Mbin, or at least fedia.io, uses hashtags to make posts in communities.
I added the hashtags and it went without my knowledge or intention.️
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⛤ Benjaminreplied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
@BeAware Ohh that’s interesting! I might check out Mbin. Just setup a PieFed account as well.
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to ⛤ Benjamin last edited by
@sandwich it's pretty neat!
The original creator seems like a decent enough person and from my point of view, looks like he's doing it in a very admirable way by not "holding the keys to the castle" for lack of a better term. Multiple people have merge control for PRs and such. It's pretty cool.
We had an unfortunate misunderstanding a few weeks ago, but I'd hope that we have corrected that and can leave it in the past and move on.
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Melissa BearTrixreplied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to Melissa BearTrix last edited by
@Melissabeartrix thanks for answering, friend.
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@BeAware I don't block Threads as a user but I'd like to. Anyone know the best way to do it on a user level? Do I need to if my instance already blocks Threads?
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to Matt last edited by [email protected]
@matt you do not need to, if your instance already blocks them. I noted that if your instance blocks it, just answer yes because you can't control it.
In fact, in theory, an instance block is stronger than a user block. I've seen a user block a domain and people from that domain in the replies asking how they could see the comment if they were blocked.
When a user blocks a domain through the mastodon UI, Its functionally just a mute.
If you ever need to do a domain block for any reason, though, you go to a user's profile from that domain and hit the "..." Drop down menu, then hit "block this domain".
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[email protected]replied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
i specifically chose my instance because it has them defederated.
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to [email protected] last edited by
@GregorGizeh that makes sense! Thanks for replying friend.