The Nexus of PrivacyMar 24, 2024

How to block Threads on Mastodon -- with screenshots! (UPDATED AGAIN)

https://privacy.thenexus.today/how-to-block-threads-on-mastodon/

Now with two options and a discussion of privacy tradeoffs!

Should the Fediverse welcome its new surveillance-capitalism overlords? Opinions differ! If you're one of the fediverse influencers who sees Threads arrival it as "historic" and "a glimpse of the future" ... well, you might want to skip this post.

But if you're one of the many many people on the fediverse who doesn't want to deal with Threads, read on!

#BlockingThreads #Meta #Threads

How to block Threads on Mastodon - and a reminder that blocking on the fediverse only provides limited protections (UPDATED)

With screenshots!

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Show threadGunChleoc

@thenexusofprivacy If you want to block anything remotely Meta-related, @antimeta is maintaining a list of domains owned by them

#BlockingThreads #Meta #Threads

Mar 24, 2024 at 9:14amWeb
Show threadGunChleocMar 24, 2024

@thenexusofprivacy If you'd feel more comfortable moving to a server that is blocking Threads, here's a list: https://fedipact.veganism.social/

You should still block them first at your old account though.

#Fedipact - The instances blocking Zuckerberg's Threads.net

An interactive list to see which ActivityPub (Matodon, Lemmy, FireFish, etc) instances are federating with Threads.net

Show threadThe Nexus of PrivacyMar 24, 2024
@gunchleoc great points all around, thanks much! I linked to https://fedipact.veganism.social in the article, and will include a link to @antimeta's list.
#Fedipact - The instances blocking Zuckerberg's Threads.net

An interactive list to see which ActivityPub (Matodon, Lemmy, FireFish, etc) instances are federating with Threads.net