There’s been a lot of speculation around what Threads will be and what it means for Mastodon. We’ve put together some of the most common questions and our responses based on what was launched today:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/07/what-to-know-about-threads/
There were rumours regarding payments from Meta to various instances, which are difficult to confirm or deny due to the NDAs.
Could you set the record straight?
Is Mastodon gGmbH receiving any funds from Meta or anyone connected to Meta?
Will Mastodon gGmbH commit to never taking funds from Meta or anyone connected to Meta?
There’s literal evidence that #Meta invited stakeholders for an off the record meeting as per @kev
https://fosstodon.org/@kev/110592625692688836
In light of that it’s not a reach to assume @Gargron was invited too, and to then subsequently ask for confirmation that no payment has been received and will be accepted
Attached: 1 image Yeah, that's gonna be a hard pass from me thanks, Rachel. Zero interest in having a conversation with #Meta "off the record" or otherwise. Sharing this purely to be as transparent as possible with our members.
@thattridentdude @feditips @kev And there are two key things here:
- Eugen has already said there are no secret deals he knows of, which would presumably include anything that happened at said meeting or anything involving Mastodon gGmbH.
- The fedipact crowd has spent the last couple weeks literally just *making stuff up* and then reporting it as "unconfirmed rumors".
@thattridentdude @feditips @kev We have gotten to truly toxic disinformation levels, and I truly believe we need to start cutting out parts of the fediverse who use "rumors" to create drama and build followings based on fiction, especially when that fiction causes panic and real harm.
We lack a Fact Check feature here, so here it is: This particular feditip escapade is bullpoop.
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