L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoZuckerberg’s ‘Twitter killer’ Threads hits 70m sign-ups in two dayswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1104arrow-down1external-linkZuckerberg’s ‘Twitter killer’ Threads hits 70m sign-ups in two dayswww.theguardian.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square60fedilinkfile-text
Microblogging platform apparently fastest-downloaded ever, with Elon Musk threatening to sue over ‘copycat’ app
minus-squareFredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down2·1 year agoBecause Meta is a threat to the Fediverse and we should block everything they create or try to. They want to destroy this place.
minus-squarec2h6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoThey got 70m users in a few days. Mastodon has a few million after a year. I don’t think Meta cares about us at all!
minus-squareFredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoOh care just enough to see us squashed.
minus-squareUnanimousStargazer@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down9·1 year agoExcept: how do you decide what company is a threat and what company isn’t? the users that consider Meta already a threat can block Threads themselves Why would you want an administrator to make those decisions on your behalf?
minus-squareKichae@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoThe users who don’t consider Meta a threat can find a server that won’t block them. Or start their own. Admin’s website, admin’s rules.
minus-squareRognaut@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoI think it sends a good message. That we don’t want your corporate garbage at all. From the top down.
minus-squareVery_Bad_Janet@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThis will give you a good idea of which Mastodon instances will federate with Threads: https://fedipact.veganism.social/ Just create an account at one of the instances that will federate and you’re all set.
minus-squarePrismaArchives@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s less effort for me to go out and block garbage. If they start blocking stuff I don’t want blocked I can either migrate or work on selfhosting.
Because Meta is a threat to the Fediverse and we should block everything they create or try to. They want to destroy this place.
They got 70m users in a few days. Mastodon has a few million after a year. I don’t think Meta cares about us at all!
Oh care just enough to see us squashed.
Or…not at all.
Except:
Why would you want an administrator to make those decisions on your behalf?
The users who don’t consider Meta a threat can find a server that won’t block them. Or start their own.
Admin’s website, admin’s rules.
I think it sends a good message. That we don’t want your corporate garbage at all. From the top down.
This will give you a good idea of which Mastodon instances will federate with Threads:
https://fedipact.veganism.social/
Just create an account at one of the instances that will federate and you’re all set.
It’s less effort for me to go out and block garbage. If they start blocking stuff I don’t want blocked I can either migrate or work on selfhosting.