Jeff GeerlingJul 9, 2023
There are like 6 Twitters now. It's hard to pick which one to procrastinate on now.
Show threadDave Lane  🇳🇿
@geerlingguy should be an easy choice. All the others - aside from the Fediverse - have the same fundamental structural flaws that Twitter has.
Jul 9, 2023 at 10:50pmWeb
Show threadJeff GeerlingJul 9, 2023
@lightweight but what if threads goes feds?
Show threadDave Lane  🇳🇿Jul 9, 2023
@geerlingguy it's still proprietary, for-profit, run by a public US corporation, and centralised.
Show threadfuomag9Jul 9, 2023
@lightweight @geerlingguy and not #GDPR compliant as well!
Show threadDave Lane  🇳🇿Jul 9, 2023
@fuomag9 good point. @geerlingguy
Show threadDave Lane  🇳🇿Jul 9, 2023
@fuomag9 @geerlingguy yes - it's still powering a surveillance capitalist business model. Unlike any of the #libre #Fediverse.
Show threadShawn PowersJul 9, 2023
@geerlingguy @lightweight When people ask me that (during podcasts, livestreams, etc) — I generally guess they’ll federate, but include ads injected into OUR streams if we follow Threads users. It would be simple, and nefarious.
Show threadJohn Van HamJul 10, 2023
@shawnp0wers @geerlingguy @lightweight ugh, you think they'll push out ads via ActivityPub?? Would some regulation require them to be tagged as ads so fediverse apps can block them?
Show threadShawn PowersJul 10, 2023

@jvh @geerlingguy @lightweight That’s my thought/concern. I’m not sure regulation will exist or could be implemented, but I think they’ll have to weigh the potential of having the server(s) getting mass-blocked by other instances.

I mean, I’ve already heard people say they’ll block meta servers, but I would rather not block them if possible. I like open communication. But if they inject ads TO me? Eiw.

Show threadShawn PowersJul 10, 2023
@jvh @geerlingguy @lightweight Hopefully they’ll see the potential backlash and not do that, but it would be easy from a technical standpoint for sure.
Show threadStarbeamrainbowlabsJul 11, 2023
@shawnp0wers @jvh @geerlingguy @lightweight Yeah, it's a difficult balance. Personally, I would prefer my server to defederate from Threads just because of the privacy practices, it's likely size a potential threat to the fediverse, etc
Show threadwakest likes your bugs ⁂Jul 10, 2023
@geerlingguy @lightweight threads is already going feds (all our data to the federal government)
Show threadburneJul 10, 2023

@geerlingguy @lightweight Jeff, before you consider Threads read the summary of the various privacy policies: https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/07/how-threads-privacy-policy-compares-to-twitters-and-its-rivals/

relevant: "Some information this could include is your race, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, and religion as well as your biometric data."

Thread will sell any information about your health to advertisers if they can.. 😱

How Threads’ privacy policy compares to Twitter’s (and its rivals’)

Here’s what is collected by Threads, as well as by Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon, Spill, and Hive Social.

Ars Technica
Show threadDave Lane  🇳🇿Jul 11, 2023
@geerlingguy if they do that they'll probably inadvertently obliterate many smaller instances (effective DDOS) simply due to their scale.