Notices by Get On The Blower (geton@theblower.au)

@paninid @tokyo_0 @kotaro do you still need us for this conversation you're having?

The Blower will not be federated with Threads. You won't see their posts, they won't see yours.

Why?

When we defederate (totally disconnect) from another instance, it's almost always for the same reason. A lack of trust. Every instance in this network has different rules, reasons, standards - and that's great. It lets people find a home and a community that suits them.

If an issue arises, we admins sometimes need to get in touch with our counterparts on the other side to resolve things. This could just be by forwarding reports of "hey this account is spamming people", or "this person is threatening that one".

In almost all cases, we trust that their actions will be compatible with the expectations of our local users. We start out treating instances as trusted. This is usually just fine.

Trust builds up over time, or goes down - but if negative interactions are bad or frequent enough, if it seems what they want and what we want are just totally different things, we cut them off.

So ... Threads.

Facebook is coming into this interaction with a long history behind it. It's not a random group or small community with a special interest. It's a behemoth in the explicit business of turning human interactions into money.

They're starting with a negative trust balance. We have no belief that they would ever enter into any arrangement that they were not the sole beneficiary of.

We believe, even if we do not understand or see the mechanisms or tactics, that they intend to exploit us, our users, and our communities.

We will not be entering into any federation with them via their Threads platform or any future services.

If they do nothing but positive things in the network for a few years, they might just start creeping up to the point of "zero trust" we'd offer to any new instance and maybe then we'll be open to discussion.

If you really want to see Threads posts, maybe get a second account somewhere that is federating and try it? You're allowed! There's no limit!

Hi @Mastodon we're sure you've got a lot on, but the Oceania section of the Join Mastodon directory is very underpopulated right now! Our Kiwi mates are carrying a lot of the load for our region and I'm pretty sure their internet is based on tin cans and string.

If you take a peek at your inbox, we're in there waiting and keen to help! Chuck us on there, mate!

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