Chris TrottierApr 2, 2024

President Joe Biden’s Threads account @potus is federating on the Fediverse!

And I’m following him from atomicpoet.org!

Wow! This is as monumental as Barack Obama joining Twitter! A truly historic day for the #Fediverse!

@fediversenews

Show threadChris TrottierApr 2, 2024
I would prefer that @potus run his own Fediverse server but this is materially better than him not being on the Fediverse at all.
Show threadChris TrottierApr 2, 2024

And by joining #Threads, @potus has pretty much forced the hand of the Fediverse to federate with Threads.

In the USA, if the Fediverse is going to be used for political organization, you need to receive and boost messages from @potus.

Show threadLAURENApr 2, 2024
@atomicpoet @[email protected] I have no intention of following him on Threads. There are direct ways to communicate with politicians. This is peculiar logic you have used here.
Show threadChris TrottierApr 2, 2024

@noondlyt @potus No one’s forcing you to follow Threads but the illusion that the majority of the Fediverse will de-federate Threads is over. That’s simply not realistic anymore.

I don’t make the conditions. I just report them.

Show threadLAURENApr 2, 2024
@atomicpoet @[email protected] Because potus is on Threads? Potus is on twitter and yet that didn't stop people from leaving that platform??
Show threadChris Trottier
@noondlyt @potus POTUS being on Twitter, and not elsewhere, certainly did keep a lot of people on Twitter. The number one reason Twitter stayed relevant after Musk bought it is because large institutions like the U.S. government wouldn’t migrate from it.
Apr 2, 2024 at 9:39pmWeb