#Threads / Meta continue feeling the heat from the #Bluesky.

They're testing letting you pin any feed as your home, and making feeds more visible on mobile.

Bluesky and Mastodon will continue to be my home though. Fool me once with a bajillionaire-owned platform...

CEO of Meta, which recently joined the newly founded #SocialWebFoundation, thinks that "individual creators or publishers tend to overestimate the value of their specific content".

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/25/24254042/mark-zuckerberg-creators-value-ai-meta

#news #TechNews #SocialMedia #meta #facebook #threads #zuckerberg #AI

Mark Zuckerberg: creators and publishers ‘overestimate the value’ of their work for training AI

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company could strike partnerships for “valuable” content to train AI tools, but that it could walk away from paying others.

^{Adi Robertson (The Verge)}

CEO of Meta, which recently joined the newly founded #SocialWebFoundation, suggests that there is "no causal connection" between social media and teen mental health.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/25/24254044/mark-zuckerberg-meta-social-media-teen-mental-health

#news #TechNews #SocialMedia #MentalHealth #meta #facebook #threads #zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg says there’s ‘no causal connection’ between social media and teen mental health

In an interview with The Verge, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that existing research shows there isn’t a causal connection linking social media platforms and teen mental health.

^{Emma Roth (The Verge)}

This is a smart move by @Mastodon. #Twitter / #X journalism is struggling, and #Threads doesn’t want journalism. Mastodon is leaning into it though, “To reinforce and encourage Mastodon as the go-to place for journalism, we’re launching a new feature today.” I think this is a lever for differentiation; making Mastodon more valuable to journalists and users.
https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/112718231305707672

Mastodon

2024-07-02 18:08:34

Today we're launching a new #Mastodon feature that will highlight writers and journalists that are active on the fediverse when their their articles are being shared.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/07/highlighting-journalism-on-mastodon/

Highlighting journalism on Mastodon

Today we're launching a new feature that will highlight writers and journalists that are active on the fediverse when their their articles are being shared.

^{Mastodon Blog}

how long until threads threatens to or actually does start blocking mastodon.social for allowing nudity?

would dot social bend the knee in that scenario and change their policy? probably

https://help.instagram.com/914046486923176

#FediPact #meta #threads

me, vanta, trans enby girl polyam lesbian gender terrorist: "people should block threads because it will make fedi unsafe for queer people"

the verge, for some reason: "OBVIOUSLY it's a bunch of NERD BOYS trying to keep the WOMEN out"

#FediPact #meta #threads

saw a post earlier linking to https://fedipact.online

it said something like "look at how ridiculously long this list is, this isn't a battle you have to fight alone"

and it legiterally warmed my heart lol

#FediPact #meta #threads

If you want to check whether your server federates with Threads, you can use this tool (enter your server name in the part marked "filter by domain"):

➡️ https://fedipact.veganism.social

Here's a list of nice well-run servers which have blocked Threads:

➡️ https://fedi.garden

If you need help moving your account to a new server, here are step-by-step instructions:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server

This guide also answers lots of common questions.

#FediTips #DefederateThreads #Threads #Meta #Facebook

#Fedipact - The instances blocking Zuckerberg's Threads.net

An interactive list to see which ActivityPub (Matodon, Lemmy, FireFish, etc) instances are federating with Threads.net

^{fedipact.veganism.social}

why should we federate with them when...

"extreme anti-trans hate content remains widespread across instagram, facebook, and threads. characterized by fear-mongering, lies, conspiracy theories, dehumanizing tropes, and violent rhetoric, these posts — many by high-follower accounts — aim to boost engagement, generate revenue, and seed hateful narratives about trans, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming people. these accounts profit from such hate, and so does meta and its shareholders"

https://glaad.org/smsi/report-meta-fails-to-moderate-extreme-anti-trans-hate-across-facebook-instagram-and-threads/

#FediPact #meta #threads

Content warning: :over18: vantaboobs, FediPact :over18: Click to open/close

i tried and failed to write it neatly lmao oh well

#vantaboobs #FediPact #meta #threads

MAKING THE FEDIPACT WEBSITE MORE ACCESSIBLE

some accessibility concerns with https://fedipact.online have been brought to my attention and i'm working on addressing them. more specifically, the readability of the color contrast and the animations

i wanna put a button on there that flips the text and background colors, making it hot pink on black, and disables the animated floating hearts (they're already disabled if the user has "reduced motion" on)

i just... don't have the web design skills necessary to do so lol. BUT someone else is working on it!!! so it should be fixed and better soonsies

thanks to everyone who pointed this out ​

#FediPact #meta #threads

my new favorite thing is people on lemmy talking about the design of https://fedipact.online lmao

#FediPact #meta #threads

Meta: OH, COME ON. ISN'T THAT BETTER NOW?

#meta #fediverse #threads
#MastoArt #krita

Stop Using Threads consumes a list of users and tells you which of those users interact with Threads. You can use it to remove Threads participants from your timeline.

You can find out the tool's opinion on you by entering your own name, or you can just Submit with default settings to find out about Gargron.

https://stop-using-threads.net/

Data practices, anti-abuse and opt-in/out are behind the link. If you didn't opt into search, you're not visible here either.

#threads #fediblock

Another reason why Mark Zuckerberg's fedi server #Threads will be blocked by Veganism Social.

#FediPact #Vegan

"... the website loads in a special browser built into the app, rather than your phone’s default browser. In 2022, privacy researcher Felix Krause found that Meta injects special “keylogging” JavaScript onto the website you’re visiting that allows the company to monitor everything you type and tap on, including passwords. Other apps including TikTok do the same thing."

What the hell?? This is so creepy.

#Meta #JavaScript #Privacy #web #SocialMedia #News #Threads

https://gizmodo.com/meet-link-history-facebook-s-new-way-to-track-the-we-1851134018

Meet ‘Link History,’ Facebook’s New Way to Track the Websites You Visit

Facebook introduces a confusing new setting as the walls close in on Zuckerberg’s data machine.

^{Thomas Germain (Gizmodo)}

been seeing a lotta posts lately that're like "OMFG THESE FEDIPACT PEOPLE ARE BLOCKING EVERY INSTANCE THAT FEDERATES WITH THREADS"

no. we're not. nothing anywhere on https://fedipact.online says anything about that lmao

i have seen exactly one example of someone planning to do this, and that's it

it's being blown ridiculously outta proportion

#FediPact #meta #threads

there've been widespread reports of threads pushing virulently transphobic bullshit into peoples' instagram feeds to advertise itself

that should tell you all you need to know about why we're so against meta federating

threads is NOT a safe place for trans people, period

#FediPact #threads #meta

this is why many people who're so adamantly against federating with threads are so goddamn ANGRY

we're so fucking tired tired of having our safe spaces -- our refuges against queerphobia -- ripped away from us

queer people, outcasts, weirdos, etc. -- we built this fucking this network. we laid the groundwork for its very existence and now you're trying to tell us we don't matter, that we should just give it all up in the face of some evil megacorp. well fuck that

we're not going down without a fight

#FediPact #threads #meta

I honestly think we should take advantage of the exposure we'll receive from Threads and make more accessible instances that advertise themselves to more mainstream users.

Just outright blocking Meta or only hoping they "play nice" with us is probably going to end badly. Instead, we should be trying to expand our own foothold.

#Meta #Threads #Fediverse #Mastodon

#SocialMedia provider or #socialmedia instance.

#Mastodon and #threads, and #bsky and others are brands. And brands carry baggage.

Just like we host #email. We also host #social

Very few care what is under the hood of our email servers. And it should be the same for social.

I was on @mike's Dot Social podcast to talk about Mastodon, #Threads (not the 1984 movie), and the social web. If you've got questions about any of those things, maybe we've covered them!

https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/eugen-rochko/

The State of the Federation, with Mastodon's Eugen Rochko - Flipboard

The founder and CEO of Mastodon is on a hero’s journey to provide a safer, more trustworthy and less commercial social media experience.

^{Mia Quagliarello (Flipboard)}

@Gargron @benny
Das stimmt natürlich. War so auch nicht unbedingt zu erwarten.

Es ist aber schon bemerkenswert, wer in den vergangenen 12 Monaten hergekommen ist (wir ja mit eigener Instanz), wer nur kurz da war und wer gar nicht gekommen ist, aber jetzt bei der Einführung von #Threads direkt dabei war.

Wenn man auch im föderierten Threads nicht automatisch alle (oder auch nur die meisten) Accounts aus dem Fediverse heraus erreichen kann, dürfte das die Anziehungskraft verringern.

If they had hoped for #Threads to federate for getting all their connections back, this is a blow. Now they have to hope, that the people on #Threads they want to connect with, opt-in to the federation.

But it gives another incentive to #Mastodon and the #Fediverse to advertise itself. Not something, both were especially good in the past, to be honest.

For #Meta that makes it substantially easier to moderate for the #Fediverse: They only have to keep an eye on accounts, that opted-in to the federation. (Of course, only if they even want to moderate)

For people (say some journalists), who like #Mastodon and the #Fediverse, but who miss some or large parts of the former user base of #Twitter, this will create an incentive to migrate to #Threads even. There, they have potentially all connections.

So, accounts on #Threads will have to opt-in to #federation with #Mastodon and the #Fediverse.

https://www.threads.net/@mosseri/post/C051TLnud8U

Correct me, if I'm wrong, but doesn't that change the whole debate here? Only a small part of #Threads user base will do that. The majority doesn't know about the #Fediverse, and won't care.

But that also means that there won't be a flood of content/accounts/stuff from Threads here in the Fediverse. For the most part, both will stay separated.

Adam Mosseri (@mosseri) on Threads

The current plan is you'll have to have a public account and explicitly opt in to your content being available on other servers.

^Threads

@Gargron Yes, but this does not address the issue. The concern expressed here is the use of this identity data, as well as Mastodon user content and interactions, for the purpose of Threads broader business services, including ads.

As described in the document Supplemental Privacy Policy: https://help.instagram.com/515230437301944

#threads #DataPrivacy

IMPORTANT. Threads stated policy is to collect and exploit Fediverse user personal data without explicit consent.

Now is a very good time to review Threads Terms of Use (https://terms.threads.com/terms-of-use) and Supplemental Privacy Policy (https://help.instagram.com/515230437301944).

Note just by following a Threads user or replying to a post, Meta claims they are entitled to your personal data.

And what do they say they will do with your data? Provide you with "business services (including ads)."

#threads #DataPrivacy

How to block #threads in #friendica

1. sarch for @mosseri@www.threads.net via the search field
2. click on name to open profile
3. switch to Conversations
4. click … to open the more menu
5. select Ignore threads.net server

Enjoy your Fediverse life without #SurveillanceCapitalism.

!Friendica Support

me, vanta, trans enby girl polyam lesbian gender terrorist: "people should block threads because it will make fedi unsafe for queer people"

the verge, for some reason: "OBVIOUSLY it's a bunch of NERD BOYS trying to keep the WOMEN out"

#FediPact #meta #threads

the thing is, you really don't even need to look at #Facebook's past to know blocking Threads is an absolute must. there are literally organisations calling for the murder of queer people with accounts on #Threads RIGHT NOW.

any instance that commits to "active moderation against racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia" (which includes all the instances in https://joinmastodon.org/servers , by the way) is in violation of their own ToS if they DON'T block Threads.

#FediPact #Meta #FediblockMeta

Servers

Find where to sign up for the decentralized social network Mastodon.

^{joinmastodon.org}

The recent excitement surrounding Thread's arrival on the Fediverse is concerning. To understand why this is not a good idea, consider their economic interest in harvesting data, their poor moderation, and their manipulations. Nothing good can come from their federation. Don't roll out the red carpet for them.

#Threads #Mastodon #Krita #MastoArt #Meta

Meta renews commitment to make Threads part of the fediverse

https://www.coywolf.news/social/meta-renews-commitment-to-make-threads-part-of-the-fediverse/

#meta #threads

A good read. Key bit:

"Obviously, the social networking space is undergoing a major shakeup. Twitter under Elon Musk’s chaotic reign has seemingly created an opportunity for an alternative microblogging service. With #Threads and #Mastodon both embracing #ActivityPub, it might not be one platform that wins out—but an open standard. "

https://www.popsci.com/technology/activitypub-fediverse/

ActivityPub and the Fediverse, explained | Popular Science

^{Harry Guinness (Popular Science)}

Reposting to add alt text:

uh were any of you people who signed up to #threads actually paying attention to the onboarding flow?