Joaquín BaldwinPlease read the fine print before you sign up to new services, guys. We've been through this.
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Derek Powazek 🐐I figured it out. Threads is just Facebook. That’s it. It’s just Facebook for the people on Insta who think they’re too good for Facebook.
@maxeddy Thanks, since I just joined this place this was really helpful.
Max "Buzzworthy" EddySince there's apparently something like 300,000 more users on here, here's some articles I've written about getting started with #Mastodon and the #fediverse.
How to Get Started on Mastodon
https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-get-started-on-mastodon-and-leave-twitter-behind
Alternative Social Platforms
https://www.pcmag.com/picks/quitting-twitter-try-these-alternative-social-media-networks
How to Find Your Friends on Mastodon
https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-find-your-friends-on-mastodon
How to Follow People on Mastodon
https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-follow-people-on-mastodon
How to Pick a Mastodon Server
https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-pick-a-mastodon-server
KatTwitter: I follow news and political giants, but all I see are bad people and arguments
Bluesky: I follow 10% of my old friends who were able to get out of twitter in time and sometimes it works
Threads: I follow my friends but I can’t see them through the algorithm of businesses
Mastodon: oh look a beekeeper in the Netherlands
Bluesky: I follow 10% of my old friends who were able to get out of twitter in time and sometimes it works
Threads: I follow my friends but I can’t see them through the algorithm of businesses
Mastodon: oh look a beekeeper in the Netherlands
ntA little showcase video for my latest miniature from 1983 Wargames (sound on!)
@ekis not bad, not bad at all.
Debbie Goldsmith 🏳️⚧️♾️🇺🇦I won't be creating an account on #Threads because I deactivated my Facebook and Instagram accounts years ago because:
- Cambridge Analytica
- Myanmar genocide
- Long history of incitement of hate and disinformation for profit
- Helping Fox News drive senior citizens into conspiracy-theory madness
I have no objection (yet) to federating with Threads or following people there. I just refuse to look at their ads or follow their algorithm.
Jason ScottInternet Archive now has a menstruation information and history library, since we now live in a world with Florida bill 1069, which bans the mention of periods before sixth grade in Florida public schools.
Library is universally available:
KreigThe Zuck suck is in full swing. In the few short hours since I started using #Threads, #DuckDuckGo has already blocked over 200 data tracking attempts. These include things like "headphone status" and "screen density."
EDIT for clarity: The 200+ attempts *may* have been overcounted as DDG hadn't tooled their VPN for Threads yet.
#DataPrivacy #Meta #ThreadsApp
EDIT: To anyone who is using this post to bash anyone and everyone who is using Threads, please read this https://writing.exchange/@kreig/110673494921536371
Kreig Durham (@[email protected])
Since my post about the #DuckDuckGo app and #Threads is still getting lots of attention, I want to be clear about how I actually feel about #DataPrivacy. It's a lot like #recycling. Yeah it's a good thing to protect your own personal data, but if we're being honest, it's not effective on an individual scale. We need good legislation at a national level to meaningfully change the game for the benefit of us all. Until then, no matter how careful you are, you're still being negatively affected.