7mo ago

Threads takes an important baby step toward true fediverse integration

www.theverge.com

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/19842291

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7mo ago

Threads takes an important baby step toward true fediverse integration

www.theverge.com /2024/12/4/24313229/threads-follow-fediverse-mastodon-users-post-notifications

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I signed the pledge to not ever federate with them, and unlike the DARE pledges they made us sign in school, I'm taking this one seriously.
- DARE to do drugs
  DARE to keep threads defed'd
  
  Do All Recreational Enhancers!
- The advantage of the Fediverse is exactly that, that each instance can decide if they federate or not. The thing that I'm wary of is a renewal of Embrace, extend, and extinguish. I'd like to think that Zuckerberg isn't going to try playing dirty tricks, but we'll see what happens if and when Threads ever becomes really successful.
  
  EEE would require existing Mastodon users moving to threads which I can't see happening
  
  If you and others don't like Threads to begin with then why would the "extinguish" part ever work? The people who are already here aren't going to stop just because Threads federates and then later on unfederates.
Threads uses can now "follow" fediverse accounts but "only if they’ve interacted with a post on Threads" and the posts "wont appear in your feeds."
Well played, Zuck. Hilarious.
- lol 😂
  but yeah, it IS coming.
- You think this is the last step?
  
  Perhaps there will be an infinite number of steps, each of them getting smaller and smaller as the result asymptotically approaches whatever barely-functional sham version of federation is deemed most profitable for Meta Platforms Inc.
No thank you.
BlueSky seems like an obviously better fit. The more corporate interests are protected on and by Lemmy the less interesting it is...
...and plaves like c/News are already there to mostly protect and defend corporate interests.
- What do you mean by 'amd'? I've heard it s couple times but searching just gives the !amd@lemmy.world sub and a few misc posts about AMD on lemmy
  
  Part of why Lemmy can federate and why they're so innovative is because they're not stored in a traditional server space, instead, theyre run on old Bitcoin graphics cards . Some of which AMD 600 - 1000 series, are supposedly easier to network and run in parallel, so when I talk about AMD Lemmy, I mean using thise parts of Lemmy as a bridge, or network gateway to Threads.
I don't see how anything has changed. I don't use threads, but this URL doesn't work:
https://www.threads.net/@georgetakei@universeodon.com
And the post from the article just shows his account as plain text:
https://www.threads.net/@pcottle/post/DDKj4lpxUaf
- Because their link is different, it's https://www.threads.net/fediverse_profile/georgetakei@universeodon.com
  
  Interesting. Can't tell if that worked because it wants me to log in. Wonder why they don't just allow appending the instance at the end like the rest of the fediverse does. Does that post show the username as plain text for you as well? It's still showing that way for me.
hey look, threads can do something Lemmy can't! shame it's the only good thing they can do
A lot of effort to be blocked by most everyone from the fediverse. I don't want the ads or to be tracked. I also don't need dumb ass lib takes that come from contributions to capitalist social media. I'll get the best ones from screenshots here or mastodon tvm.
The slow drip of fediverse features has been frustrating, but it feels like there's finally light at the end of the tunnel. It's been absolutely amazing even having the level of interop we have between Mastodon <-> Threads, and it's about to get so much better. I feel like a whole lot of people out there who think they're getting what they need out of Bluesky (news, memes, friends, whatever) would get much the same experience if they were just using the fediverse as ActivityPub intended (aka sign up for a variety of services and wire 'em up!).
Remember: it takes two to tango. Threads might want to federate, but a lot of Fediverse instances want nothing to do with Facebook.

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