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https://9to5google.com/2023/07/10/threads-readies-handy-explainer-of-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/
When you limit replies, your thread will not be shared with your fediverse followers.
Private profiles will be able to follow an interact with people on other platforms at a later date.
Like clockwork
How is this controversial? If someone locked down replied / set profile as private they have clearly communicated their intent to limit exposure of their posts. It only makes sense to limit such users from interacting with other servers which Meta has no control over. There are lots of compliance issues for a company like Meta when they have to operate in multiple jurisdictions.
what is this private vs public profile? I don't know the difference.
Maybe those are mostly Instagram accounts?
@kelvinjps
@trashhalo Yes, it is. Each Insta account automatically now seems to have a Meta account. And visa versa, it's a scam. You can't delete your Meta's Threads account, unless you delete your Instagram.
https://mastodon.social/@taylorlorenz/110693385561252959 Elon really made some metric up to claim twitter is healthy
I tried out Threads just to see what the fuss was about. It's mostly just annoying celebrities.
It exists to provide the illusion of competition.
@trashhalo Nice, they can remove their API limit again? hahahha. Just kidding, Twitter is ded anyway.
Is this considered masochism? This seems like masochism.
Now if only my feed can only show the accounts I'm actually following
What’s profitable about that? Just a thing that’s useful and relevant to your interests?
Well I guess that's at least one good thing about Threads
Linking these to instagram accounts is textbook anti-trust behavior to establish market positions
Not a goddamn thing about this is 'organic'
Threads has not yet launched in Europe due to regulatory issues
LOL no, there are no "regulatory issues". Meta itself expects Threads to be illegal in the EU. Which is probably correct. And they do not seem to be having a problem with it. Which is fine by me.
Threads has not launched in Europe because it breaks European laws. Yet 100M people jumped straight on it.