Federation on Threads will be opt-in, you'll be able to see posts only from people who actively decided to be available on the Fediverse. So it's not going to be a 100 to 1 situation.
Scrollone
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Threads said that they're going to be opt-in. Each user will have to actively enable federation, so all this scary news seem a bit pointless to me.
They do not care for growth or anything else. They're just implementing ActivityPub to look like "the good guys" compared to Musk, and also probably to try and look nice in front of the European Union. "See? We're implementing open protocols, we're not a gatekeeper anymore!"
So... we would be back to exactly how we are now?
I agree, I don't want a blanket ban on Threads. I know Meta is a horrible company, but we shouldn't decide in advance.
Honestly, I'd be very happy to be able to follow people on Threads through my privacy-respecting Mastodon/Lemmy app. Because, let's be serious: we're just a bunch of nerds here. If I want to follow famous people or companies, I'm going to find them on Meta's platforms, not here.
ActivityPub lets me follow those accounts without using Meta's apps, which are famously riddled with ads, trackers and whatnot.
Meta has a very bad track record, but on the other hand I would be happy to be able to follow famous people that are only on Threads from my privacy-respecting services.
I see Threads federation something like an RSS feed. It's not inherently bad per se.
Honestly? I don't trust Meta, but I like that they're implementing federation.
It will allow me to follow famous people or brands that only have a Threads account through the privacy of my Mastodon/Lemmy/whatever app, so I'm not forced to use Meta's official apps, which are famously riddled with trackers and whatnot.
You are actually owning it, because you can download the DRM-free installer and keep it forever.
It gives a 500 error, don't worry. It was probably blocked by the hosting
Well, on the other side of the pond, the French telecom Free has a full fledged torrent and Usenet client right in their router control panel haha
Depends on the country. Some countries don't give a flying fuck about people pirating
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