Threads Launches in the European Union

Threads is now available to users in the European Union, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced. The move comes five months after the social media...

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Watch people flock to yet another corporate social media honeypot instead of going for something less dystopian.
- People either don't know or don't give a shit
  
  I'm afraid it's mostly that last one.
  
  People mostly go where other people are.
- Well, if you want me on Mastodon, implement a personalized recommendation feed. Until then, corporate platforms are the only option.
  
  There you go
  
  You want a corporate entity to recommend things to you based on a closed algorithm you have no control over?
  
  Each to their own and I know a lot of people do it, but that's really weird to me, absolutely crazy.
  
  In any case, it's open source so you could probably hire someone to develop that for you if you really wanted. You know, have it serve things up to you that manipulates you to stay on the platform while best aligning with their corporate interests. You do you.
  
  We don't want you on Mastodon. I don't mean to offend you, but Mastodon is the way it is. The lack of "smart" feed is a feature. It might be not for you.
- @Mysteriarch @fer0n fool me once, shame on you; but go right ahead and fool me twice or thrice, why not!
In other news, tomorrow is Friday
- Actually, for some places tomorrow is Saturday, as of now.

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