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Jim Killock Jul 7, 2023

Quick note on #threads: I am really hoping it will be easy for users to set up an account, and then port it straight out to an existing #mastodon acount.

For organisations or government bodies, this would allow them to run their own instances, and federate with systems like Threads without being their prisoner, or even without losing their initial Instagram social graph.

But the real win is still the point where Twitter might be forced to do the same.

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Viron R.Jul 7, 2023

@jim I highly doubt that #Threads will ever allow users to port their account to #Mastodon. In fact, they don't even provide an option to delete your Threads account without also deleting your linked #Instagram account.

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Jim Killock

@viron_r I completely understand the skepticism, but they have made public statements saying this is going to be allowed.

https://about.fb.com/news/2023/07/introducing-threads-new-app-text-sharing/

https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/adam-mosseri-says-metas-threads-app-wont-have-activitypub-support-at-launch/

(BTW, if you move server on Mastodon, your old profile stays on the old server, for reasons of link preservation etc, so it is not unreasonable for Threads to do the same.)

Introducing Threads: A New Way to Share With Text | Meta

Threads is a new app, built by the Instagram team, for sharing text updates and joining public conversations.