If you're a Fediverse admin, this is a plea for you to defederate threads.net

#Threads is part of Meta/Facebook, and their track record on moderation is as horrific as it is possible to be:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/dec/06/rohingya-sue-facebook-myanmar-genocide-us-uk-legal-action-social-media-violence

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/ethiopia-facebook-algorithms-contributed-human-rights-abuses-against-tigrayans

https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-02-20/facebook-accused-of-letting-activists-incite-ethnic-massacres-with-hate-and-misinformation-by-survivors-in-ethiopia/.

The victims of prejudice, violence and genocide cannot "block" attackers that were radicalised online. Victims of bigotry and hatred cannot opt out of being beaten up or murdered.

Please defederate Threads/Meta/Facebook 🙏

Rohingya sue Facebook for £150bn over Myanmar genocide

Victims in US and UK legal action accuse social media firm of failing to prevent incitement of violence

The Guardian
@FediTips Fediverse admins, please leave the decision to users, if YOU make the decision for them you are not better than Facebook

@loewe @FediTips I disagree and believe that we should not embrace #Facebook (or #Meta) as they continue to destroy the internet and the world around us.

Can you honestly say that #Fuckbook has made the world a better place???

#Fakebook, #Wastebook, or whatever you want to call should not be permitted to destroy the #Fediverse with their #Threads facade!

@Killab33z_OG @loewe @FediTips I don't think it's about if they are making the world better or not but users should be consider or at least informed about this.
A user should have the right to an opinion either if you belive its wrong or not.

@redking well, one of the best things about the #Fediverse is the user which doesn't like their server admin blocking the #Fedbook sponsored #Threads can #SelfHost a server to federate with #Fakebook.

The Fediverse gives US ALL the power that ALL of these #destructive #WalledGarden & #Centralized #BigTech #SurveillanceCapitalist corporations would never want you to have.

@loewe @FediTips

#ThreadsIsBiggestFacade #Wastebook #Facebook #FacebookDestroyedTheInternet #FacebookDestroyedTheWorld

@Killab33z_OG @loewe @FediTips and am all for that, thats why I think the fediverse is superior to any other social media but I think it's good manners to at least tell your users you are now going to block an instance and let them give their feedback.

If we do not have a good communication channel user/admin we are going to end up with one person instances all over the place.