As a precautionary measure, Exploding Heads has added threads.net to its block list.
I like a lot of other users, was concerned about data harvesting and privacy implications of federating with Meta/Facebook/Instagram/WhatsApp/Threads.
But actions taken yesterday by Threads convinced me there was no upside for Exploding Heads allowing threads.net to federate with us:
- censoring content - how much Exploding Heads content would they let Threads users see.
- discouraging users from following certain users - would Threads users really be allowed to follow Exploding Heads content or would it be a one way street where Threads pump propaganda into Exploding Heads.
As you know defederating runs against the grain here at Exploding Heads, but I think this is the best decision till Threads proves (and demonstrates by its actions) the above concerns are unfounded.
There are lots of Lemmy instances that will allow threads.net to federate, do you have a choice if that is important to you.
Thank you for your understanding.
I felt the same way at first, but then when I saw how they were censoring non-approved narratives and making it hard for people who may post non-approved narratives I realized we would not be really able to communicate with them anyway. It just seems like a one way street at the moment.
Plus you have the data/privacy concerns.