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[Discussion] Pre-emptive Threads defederation (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by ruplicant@sh.itjust.works to c/agora@sh.itjust.works
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Should sh.itjust.works preemptively defederate from Threads?

Threads is the not-so-new ~~reddit-like~~ twitter-like public forum platform by Meta, the same commercial company behind internet behemoths like Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp. They're working on ActivityPub integration so that they can bridge (federate?) with the fediverse. As far as I know, the focus is on Mastodon instances, but in the future that could include Lemmy instances too.

Some have raised the question, worried about the future of the fediverse or even claiming that it goes against its definition.

What do you think should be done?

EDIT: correction

EDIT.2: The Vote is on! Go make your voice heard. You have until Friday the 29th.

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[-] 50gp@kbin.social 8 points 11 months ago

can threads not just kill all other instances with their huge number of posts that would come through and hide everything else?

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 16 points 11 months ago

Yeah, even if Meta acts with 100% good will, and the Threads users are wonderful and respectful, Threads is about 50x as big as the entire Fediverse, and Lemmy is a fraction of that Fediverse.

https://lemmy.whynotdrs.org/post/494473

Starting out with the floodgates open could lead to Lemmy getting overwhelmed. (Plus, it could cause server costs to skyrocket.)

It makes the most sense to start out with Threads blocked, then (if Meta is behaving) to allow a trickle in to see how that goes.

[-] ericjmorey@discuss.online 4 points 11 months ago

This is my main concern. The admins and mods are not ready for floodgates to open like this. And people using and enjoying Lemmy despite its imperfections will be soured quickly by the experience.

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