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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸Jun 22, 2023

@MOULE Domain is definitely owned by Facebook Inc according to mxtools
https://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx?action=a%3athreads.net&run=toolpage

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This is #Threads on the #Apple #iOS #AppStore.

It will use a LOT of personal data, like health and fitness data, financial info, contacts, browsing history, as well as "sensitive info" and "other data"...whatever that means.

As shown in the screenshot above, there's a countdown on threads.net!

(I'm updating this #Mastodon / #Fediverse thread because back when I wrote all this in June, threads.net was still work in progress.) #Meta #Instagram #FediBlock #FediPact #AntiMeta #MetaBlock

Here's how to #FediBlock threads.net on #Mastodon 4.1.0 and above (I'm unsure about how to do this on other #Fediverse #servers, sorry:

FOR USERS:

1. Create a txt document
2. Type "threads.net" (without quote marks)
3. Save as "blocked_domains.csv"
4. On Mastodon, go to Preferences > Import and Export > Import.
5. For input type select "Domain blocking list".
6. Upload blocked_domains.csv.
7. Click "Merge" so threads.net is added to your block list. Do NOT click "Overwrite"!
8. Click "Upload"!

Here's how to #FediBlock your entire server from threads.net (edit: as well as threads.instagram.com, a subdomain of Instagram) on #Mastodon 4.1.0 and above (I'm unsure about how to do this on other #Fediverse #servers, sorry:

FOR MODS AND ADMINS:

1. On Mastodon, go to Preferences > Moderation > Federation.
2. Click "Add new domain block".
3. Type "threads.net" (no quotes).
4. Set severity to "Suspend".
5. Click "Create block".

If you're an admin using Mastodon 4.0.2 or below, the menu described before won't exist and you will need to access your Mastodon server's #PostgreSQL #production #database (assuming you're using PostgreSQL) and paste the following #SQL code to block threads.net:

INSERT INTO domain_blocks (domain, created_at, updated_at, severity, reject_media, reject_reports) VALUES ('threads.net', now(), now(), 1, 't', 't');

#FediBlock #FediPact #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin

Here's how you will know when you've block threads.net on Mastodon 4.1.0 and above, as well as the resulting #iptables and #ip6tables entries.

The below screenshots only show how to block one domain and 3 IP addresses. See the next post in this thread for an updated list of all #Meta domains' IP addresses to block so they don't steal your data and flood your servers with traffic! #FediBlock #Fediverse #Threads #Instagram #FediPact #AntiMeta #MetaBlock

For #Fediverse server admins: #iptables commands to block inbound (loads of #Threads users) & outbound traffic (like data mining) from Meta's IP addresses: https://pastebin.com/eB4shL1R

Sources:
1. https://ipinfo.io/AS32934
2. https://bgp.he.net/AS32934#_prefixes
3. https://burrow.rabbits-at.work/media/24c3c118bf8a0d683de9179738ca3453c14372ebc85911bd29a99937b85b5288.txt

For users, mods, admins: Importable #blocklist of #Meta domains: https://pastebin.com/ZEM3GgZu

Sources:
1. https://gitea.whitespashe.uk/Whitespashe/MetaDomains/src/branch/main/
2. https://datakra.sh/assets/lizard.txt

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🔴 I don't know where we should go.. 🟡Jun 22, 2023

Quote boost with content warning for flashing colours avatar!

Please reconsider flashing colours as avatars and headers and as emojis especially in display names and bios that cannot be filtered out.
(Edit: Moule has changed the avatar, ghough ofc for federation reasons keeping the warning.)

Meta blocking how to thread for Masto/fedi admins and users.
Re: @MOULE
https://mastodon.moule.world/@MOULE/110586193055950459

Btw for Misskey/Calckey users, go to your settings and Instance Mute settings page and there you can simply insert domains one per line into the text box there.

#Masto #Fedi #Meta #FediPact

MOULE (:Lampy: Lampy out 29/3) (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image CONFIRMED: "Threads" is the name of #Meta's new #Fedi-enabled social media, also codenamed #Project92, #P92, & #Barcelona. URL: https://threads.net IPv4: 157.240.22.63 IPv6: 2a03:2880:f231:c5:face:b00c:0:43fe I recommend everyone block threads.net in their domain blocking lists, and every #MastoAdmin #FediAdmin in the #FediPact to #FediBlock all Meta's IP addresses at the firewall level before they go live on the #Fediverse on July 6th: read https://mastodon.moule.world/@MOULE/110586556696261405 for more info!

MOULE WORLD

Laru Jun 24, 2023

@MOULE i made this earlier this week, it might help making things a bit more dynamic (requires you to already have an empty chain set up, also this was made for my server specifically which has only ipv4 so this script doesnt handle ipv6, should be easy to add tho)

as argument it takes a text file containing a list of ips/networks to add to the blocklist, separated by newlines

Laru Jun 24, 2023

@MOULE PS: heres a list of all their ip ranges, including those that arent registered but are likely to be used by them in the future (adjacent subnets have been merged)
its compatible with my script (but it includes ipv6 networks)

GrouchyHydra Jun 25, 2023

@MOULE @woozle this is something to bookmark for later to keep toot.cat traffic from being exploded by two billion new users when Meta federates.

Jun 25, 2023

These blocklists contain:

• 2,354 domains that are either directly connected or redirect to one of Meta's domains.

• 315,025 IPv4 addresses owned by Meta, presented in 31 allocated blocks written in CIDR notation + 18 single IPv4 addresses.

• 3,245,670,562,789,423,779,089,585,549,017,086,976 (3.2 nonillion) IPv6 addresses owned by Meta, presented in 14 allocated blocks written in CIDR notation.

Jun 25, 2023

I've read that some users are vowing to leave the #Fediverse because they are on a server that has agreed to federate with #Meta's #Threads app, or they're on a server that has not made their position clear on whether they'll federate with Meta.

I'd recommend reading https://fedipact.online to find 418 servers that have pledged to block Meta you can migrate to, though not all are open for registration. Among the biggest are pixelfed.social, mastodon.nl, mastodon.art, pixelfed.de, and others!

🖤 ANTI-META FEDI PACT 🖤

@MOULE tried adding my instance, but the form doesn't seem to be doing anything. Do you know who made the form so I can contact them directly to add my instance?

CoopDot 💻 𐑒𐑵𐑐𐑛𐑪𐑑 Jul 4, 2023

@xananax @MOULE before the list it says: "note: instances are vetted and added manually whenever i feel up to it, give me time lmao"

It's made by @vantablack

ch0ccyra1n is leaving fedi soon Jul 5, 2023

@MOULE
Proud to say that my instance signed the pact!

O! ver

Jul 5, 2023

@MOULE Will instances block other instances leaving the gates opened?

Kevin Karhan

Jul 7, 2023

@MOULE And #FediPact is good!

Thx to @vantablack for that effort...

I owe her a crate for that...

Catherine is not complacent Jul 7, 2023

@MOULE world isn’t listed so I guess it’s time to start looking for a new place.
Also and this is my very quiet awkwardly divergent self saying the hearts are really pretty but get hard for folks like me about 1/4 of the way through.

Jun 25, 2023

Apparently, federating with Meta will no longer be automatic and you can now opt-in to have your server federate with them with "financial incentives" if your server is "big enough":
https://beach.city/@vantablack/110594120842443355

Still though, it's worth blocking their domains and IPs anyway just in case they change their mind and federate openly (and to stop their data-mining of your servers without you or your users' consent!)

🖤fedipact.online #FediPact🖤 (@[email protected])

Attached: 2 images oh, here's some JUICY rumored details about meta's plans for the fediverse tl;dr "Meta will only federate with select larger instances from the beginning. There will be contracts which also provide for financial compensation for the instance owners." can't entirely verify their validity but it's still worth posting just in case #FediPact #barcelona #project92 #p92 #meta #facebook #fediverse #fediblockmeta #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin #threads

Beach City

Shane Lord Jul 4, 2023

@MOULE Question on this. If you load the importable domain blocklist from this and later change your mind is there a way back? How do you remove the imported list?

Shane Lord Jul 5, 2023

@MOULE FYI anyone else, I found the easiest way was to install and use MBM from here: https://github.com/stranger-social/mastodon-blocklist-manager

GitHub - stranger-social/mastodon-blocklist-manager

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Erik Uden => [email protected]Jul 7, 2023

> “own big tech”
> google drive link

~~Can I make a CryptPad / Nextcloud mirror?~~

This is the file:

hömma Jul 14, 2023

@Erik @MOULE

yes, why does it have to be on Google, of all places? Thank you for an alternative, Eric. But in the light of possible updates I’d still appreciate it if the link could be changed in the original post. Thank you 🙏

Erik Uden => [email protected]Jul 7, 2023

@FediPact can this be added to the website?

@MOULE
@joan tout le thread pourrait intéresser notre CEO je pense

Kevin ATC Aug 30, 2023

@MOULE why all the panic about Threads joining the #fediverse ?

ʙwɑnɑ нoɴoʟʊʟʊ

Dec 14, 2023

@tuesday Interested? 😉

Colin Dec 20, 2023

@MOULE are these still all valid / updated? Last updates from July? Just curious if there’s something posted later

indrora, hacker at small Jul 4, 2023

@MOULE FYI, speaking from experience: That's one of their forward ingress IPs, not one of their external work IPs.

To fully block Meta, you'll need to drop

- All of AWS
- All of the Facebook FBCDN and FB ASNs (ballpark 2000 IPs)
- All of CloudFlare's ASNs
- Level3's ASNs (FB works with Level3 to provide near-neighbor content faster)

In doing so you'll isolate yourself from ~80% of the fediverse right then and there.

WndlB Jul 5, 2023

@MOULE Thanks, but the thing is: I already have FB and Insta on my phone. Is #Threads actually any worse?

Frost, wolf of winter 🐺🎄

Oct 19, 2023

@MOULE ...uh, we're on 3.something and I'm pretty sure we have a domain block menu? *headtilt*

Is there something about the defed menu in older versions that makes it unusable for this?

Anna Nicholson Jul 4, 2023

@MOULE Thanks for the tip – I’ve just done this for my four Mastodon accounts

(Not sure if it’s possible to do anything similar on my Pixelfed and Calckey accounts though)

Disco Cat Jul 4, 2023

@MOULE Il est à noter que si votre instance a signé le #fedipact elle va certainement bloquer ça au niveau de l'instance entière.

Covenmouse Jul 4, 2023

@[email protected] Thank you so much for this

Philipp Michel Reichold Jul 4, 2023

@MOULE many thanks

Philipp Michel Reichold Jul 4, 2023

@MOULE toooooo cool

Creative! Queer!! Autistic!!!Jul 6, 2023

@MOULE
Thank you!
I just did it!
It was easy!

Isocat now → @[email protected]Jul 8, 2023

@MOULE And since this post was written, the list of blockworthy domains has popcorned. Relevant list is at https://codeberg.org/alexis/block-meta-from-fedi/src/branch/main/.data/domains.txt

block-meta-from-fedi

Some tools to help protect the fediverse from Meta

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Frost, wolf of winter 🐺🎄

Oct 19, 2023

@MOULE Big important caveat:

Masto's user-level "domain block" is NOT A BLOCK. It's just a mute. I think your posts still go there.

Frost, wolf of winter 🐺🎄

Oct 19, 2023

@MOULE (Unlike instance-wide defederation, which is a true block.)

fedi

@MOULE there is a bot which publishes domains @antimeta

J4YC33 ❌Jun 22, 2023

@fedi @MOULE @antimeta

Fun fact, if you look at the code for @antimeta I use the face:b00c vanity as the IPv6 check for domains.

Additionally, while the IP blocks for iptables are not a bad idea, it may not prevent indirect federation. Make sure your admins have turned on authorized fetch.

Stressed Out Maikel 🇪🇺Jun 22, 2023

@MOULE how did you find it?

Kevan Jun 23, 2023

@MOULE @Em0nM4stodon Look at threads.net with Google search. The website doesn't load but Google may have a cache, and then there's the site all the non-technical people will flock to. https://threads.com/

A New Adventure Awaits

We have some exciting news to share!

Alan Jun 24, 2023

@[email protected] there's a Blocklist already, give me a few to find it

Alan Jun 24, 2023

@[email protected] https://gitea.whitespashe.uk/Whitespashe/MetaDomains/src/branch/main/

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@MOULE
Domain Name: THREADS.NET
Creation Date: 1997-05-28

I hope the previous owner got a good price for it.

Martin Rocket Jun 26, 2023

@dec23k @MOULE I have bad news. Prior to the use by Meta, the domain was owned by a domain grabber. So no, the original owner probably just didn't extend it and lost it to a domain grabber. https://web.archive.org/web/20221115220239/http://threads.net/

👩‍🦯The Blind Fraggle Jul 4, 2023

@MOULE I'd be sad to lose users for something like that. After all that's the whole point of the fediverse. If you don't like one part of it, whether it's just not for you or you don't like their policies, you can just go to another part of it.

Mary Starbuck Jul 4, 2023

@transponderings I have no idea what I need to block from where or how. Can you give me any clues? Or do you know where there is an easy read version for people who are too unwell or exhausted to figure it out?

R. Leigh Hennig Jul 4, 2023

@MOULE @mishellbaker Useless to try to block the IP address, as it’s going to constantly change