Here's how to check whether your server federates with Threads:

Search for the address @[email protected] on your server. If the account shows up in the search results, your server federates with Threads.

If you want to switch to a nice well-run server which blocks Threads, here's a curated list:

➡️ https://fedi.garden

If you need help moving your account to another server, here are step-by-step instructions:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server

#FediTips #DefederateThreads #Threads #Meta #Facebook

Hey Mastodon admins 👋

The "Authorized Fetch" (aka "Secure Mode") option makes your instance blocks more effective and better protects your users.

It has previously had a reputation for being incompatible with non-Masto servers and older Masto servers. However, I'm not sure it deserves that reputation any more?

I switched on Authorized Fetch last year and asked for feedback via a different instance. Only one person had problems, and their instance was on homebrew software.

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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 🙏

If you're transferring your account to another server, part of the process involves using the data export page in "Preferences".

However, the data export page's layout is pretty misleading. You need to click on the individual CSV links, and NOT the "Request your archive" button. (The archive button is just for getting a personal copy of your data, it isn't uploadable anywhere.)

There are full step-by-step instructions for account transfers here:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server

#FediTips #Mastodon

Announcing Ibis, the federated Wikipedia Alternative

https://lemmy.ml/post/13116496