Erik MoellerDec 16, 2023

There's a common false dichotomy about #Threads: cut them off, or leave it to user choice.

I can't speak to other software, but Mastodon offers a third option: limiting Threads. This can be done for all users of a server.

- You can follow Threads accounts after clicking through a warning.

- You have to manually approve followers _from_ Threads.

Note, however, that boosted posts will continue to appear in your home timeline:

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/26301#issuecomment-1868240966

Silenced users' content can appear on home timeline via boosts · Issue #26301 · mastodon/mastodon

Steps to reproduce the problem Preconditions: Have account Y status on local instance be Limited, or, account Y is on server Z which has a server-wide Limit in place on your local instance. Follow ...

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Show threadJerry 🦙💝🦙Dec 16, 2023
@eloquence while many people like this option, and I personally think it is the best way to navigate it in the near term, I’ve still been accused of supporting genocide, being friends with Zuck, taking paychecks from Meta to kill the fediverse, and so on. I hope you are having a better go of it.
Show threadMike Fraser
@jerry @eloquence I love it when they come at me like that. The unreasonable are always the easiest to disarm. It's the ones that come at me cool and calm with salient points that are the scary ones.
Dec 16, 2023 at 4:07pmWeb