For all those on Threads that talk negatively of the Fediverse integration, those ones that are oblivious and then react very positively, make everything worth it.
It's kinda sad that I have to block 20+ accounts daily due to hashtag abuse. How about we start using hashtags ONLY when they're relevant? Yeah! That sounds like a great idea!
Not sure how you advertise Mastodon instances at this point. I guess the Fediverse is probably one of these things; You probably have to get people IRL to join or just find people already using it to migrate.
I said it elsewhere, but I say it here too, I HATE how corporate social media sites have taken SOCIAL out of social media.
Thankfully the Fediverse is mostly taking that back. But if we don't expand to get those that are still on corporate social media to move here, then we'll just become the echo chambers we hate. That's why the Threads integration is a good thing. We need to expand.
It's completely asinine that an instance I've defederated from that doesn't use "authorized fetch" (proprietary mastodon implementation) can see my posts and interact with them as if I can see them.
I'm basically giving promotions to asshats in my replies from gross instances because blocks don't work like they should...
This is why I don't see Threads federating with these platforms for very long. Every Fedi software that doesn't adopt Authorized Fetch, will be breaking their terms. There IS a few proposals on how AP could officially implement a similar feature, but as of right now, it's the wild west here.
Feels like Threads federation is dead out of the gate, specifically because of the way Meta is handling it. Having this half-ass implementation makes it confusing and with the "opt-in" model, very few are actually turning it on besides those of us that are already here.🤦♂️
I feel like it's been absolutely pointless to advocate for people there to turn it on because they won't "see an effect" and turn it off, then they have to wait 30 days to turn it back on...
May as well just not have done it at all until it was actually done and working.
PSA: Since Threads apparently will be federating replies soon, I thought I should post this again, because there's still a lot of people that don't know.
When a normal user uses "block this domain" it's LITERALLY just a MUTE. The blocked server can still see, interact, and reply to your posts, you just won't be able to see them.
It's kinda like sitting in a room with hungry bears while wearing a blindfold. If you're scared of hungry bears, your best bet is to get out of the room, not put a blindfold on. And by this, I simply mean to migrate to an instance where the blocks are up to your standard on the "instance" level.
Stay informed and make informed decisions, no matter what you choose to do with your Fediverse presence.