Mastodon MigrationJul 15, 2023

#Threads is not federating with #Mastodon. Not anytime soon, maybe not ever.

In case you missed the #Meta inside information from the Verge's Alex Heath: "Re: ActivityPub integration, it's still a priority for Threads but a "long" way out." https://mastodon.social/@alexeheath/110713788758597963

This whole federating with Threads thing has never made any sense and now we see it is very likely they have just been playing us the whole time. Let's stop falling for this nonsense and get back to building great open social media.

Show threadTim ChambersJul 15, 2023
@mastodonmigration I give it 4 to 6 months. Plenty of time to prep and build here…
Show threadMastodon MigrationJul 15, 2023
@tchambers Please at least entertain the possibility that this is and has always been a PR stunt. The more time you waste chasing after these guys, the less you spend focused on building out this amazing open social media revolution.
Show threadTim Chambers
@mastodonmigration Wise advice: I see it as likely now mostly due to development I’ve seen and how omnipresent it is in their current UI, but you are right, they could endlessly delay, or end up saying “we thought we could integrate safely but couldn’t.” But I see it as a spur to get things done that should happen anyway, and will be needed whenever the next big service integrates in.
Jul 15, 2023 at 5:13pmWeb
Show threadMastodon MigrationJul 15, 2023
@tchambers Agreed. But we should do these thing proactively, not reactively. If this is a wake up call that we should be fortifying the Fediverse, that's great. We should be establishing protocols for response to the general threat of large instances popping up that may not have moderation standards that meet #Fediverse norms. We should be actively improving #ActivityPub and all of the other Fediverse apps with an eye toward such threats. We should be funding our good instances with donations.