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For anyone wondering if Threads and Facebook at large will be a fine neighbor in the space and compatible with other apps/services in the fediverse: they’re already automatically hiding comments that mention Pixelfed https://mastodon.social/@dansup/112126250737482807

  • SorteKaninAEnglish
    2·
    9 months ago

    What makes you say that? Why is defederation not good enough?

    • ToxicWaste@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      Small businesses can individually refuse to do business with the big shopping mall -> add threads to the block list (‘defederate’ them)

      The big shopping mall is not allowed to put their building at the public square -> threads is not allowed to use ActivityPub

      The first statement is totally ok and a lot of instances do this. However, similar like shopping malls it can pose a challenge for small businesses to stay competitive, while categorically refusing business with the big actor. The second statement would require the towns construction committee to not give the shopping mall a license to build. However, this construction committee is a centralised power and not in the design of ActivityPub.

      I do not like threads and see them as a potential threat to what we have here. Exactly because it could become harder to stay competitive while refusing them. But i don’t see much that we can actively do.

      • SorteKaninAEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        Thanks, that added some good context to your position. I think it’s a legitimate worry but I think we have a chance, unlike the shopping mall scenario.