Post AXPIiA1PozojojBleS by Tony@clew.lol
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 (DIR) Post #AXOqBpjCwLSatVT8ym by Mastodon@mastodon.social
       2023-07-05T23:38:21Z
       
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       There’s been a lot of speculation around what Threads will be and what it means for Mastodon. We’ve put together some of the most common questions and our responses based on what was launched today:https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/07/what-to-know-about-threads/
       
 (DIR) Post #AXOrY6BAYXpuF0jEps by feditips@mstdn.social
       2023-07-05T23:49:01Z
       
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       @Mastodon There were rumours regarding payments from Meta to various instances, which are difficult to confirm or deny due to the NDAs.Could you set the record straight?Is Mastodon gGmbH receiving any funds from Meta or anyone connected to Meta?Will Mastodon gGmbH commit to never taking funds from Meta or anyone connected to Meta?
       
 (DIR) Post #AXOumQmr27jA4Vshu4 by WizardOfDocs@wandering.shop
       2023-07-06T00:31:08Z
       
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       @rigrig @Mastodon I'm reading that as "Google and Facebook killed XMPP by getting nearly all XMPP users onto proprietary platforms before they shut it down. Meanwhile, the vast majority of the Fediverse will never belong to Google or Facebook, even if I, Gargron, personally sell out."Is that an accurate translation, and is there a good reason to believe it?
       
 (DIR) Post #AXOvkQyrRTgs306p5E by evelyn@misskey.bubbletea.dev
       2023-07-06T00:32:51.733Z
       
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       @Mastodon@mastodon.social Did Facebook write this themselves? This is so disingenous it's funny. What happened in Eugen's NDAed meeting with Facebook? Write about that, until then, hold your bloody wheesht.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXPIi9KsN9n1gnHnLU by kicou@kicou.info
       2023-07-06T00:22:01Z
       
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       @Mastodon it is not analogous to GoogleTalk and FB Messenger embracing XMPP then ditching it when they get enough traction.It is more akin to Microsoft and Google offering email services and gaining such a dominant marketshare that they have rendered deliverability of email from small independent providers extremely difficult, to the point that even seasoned IT professionals are giving up and using Microsoft or Google platforms because managing your own server has become too difficult.Yes, we all use the same SMTP protocol, but some SMTP servers are more equal than others, no matter how careful you are in picking a clean IP, setting up SPF records, DKIM signing and DMARC policies.A handful of big players are taking control of the e-mail federation.l sure hope ActivityPub does not suffer a similar fate.With Meta "embracing" (first E in the proverbial EEE strategy) the Fediverse, the most obvious targets are microblogging (Pleroma, Mastodon, Calc/Misskey) and image sharing (PixelFed).The concern of concentration already existed with larger instances like mastodon.social, but Meta entering the chat is a whole nother level.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXPIiA1PozojojBleS by Tony@clew.lol
       2023-07-06T04:59:31.521397Z
       
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       It's like Facebook merged with instagram and then joined the LinkedIn corporate circle jerk. I made an account and everyone is just begging for follows right now.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXPQqWP1IGmlBCj9o8 by bonifartius@qoto.org
       2023-07-06T06:30:41Z
       
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       @kicou @Mastodon plot twist: email still works perfectly fine, only a handful providers do shit and limit their own reachabiliy.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXPTU0YNKKu1tR3kcS by bici@mastodon.social
       2023-07-06T00:47:27Z
       
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       @Mastodon the ONLY thing i know is that I DONT want #THREADS anywhere near me. I AM GOING TO AVOID the blood suckers. why would Mastodon, even if only a few servers,  cave in like this? These dudes are allowing #meta to piss in the pool we are all swimming in. for shame!
       
 (DIR) Post #AXPTVT7ab6XymiE90C by dheadshot@mastodon.social
       2023-07-06T00:46:40Z
       
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       @MastodonGiven #Meta have a habit of building up tracking profiles on non-users, it's a bit disingenuous to say that #Mastodon users who federate with them won't face privacy issues...
       
 (DIR) Post #AXPffaKzozH3Vl5XcW by MrClon@lor.sh
       2023-07-06T09:16:48Z
       
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       @Mastodon thanks for cold-headed analysis
       
 (DIR) Post #AXPyawTA0VORpgPHIe by mattbuckley@mastodonapp.uk
       2023-07-06T12:42:51Z
       
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       @Mastodon one part of this isn't quite accurate - Threads' userbase is not separate from Instagram's, it uses the same social graph. You are required to have an Instagram account to log in.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXQCTHwZgGD7TZPSEa by ThePlant@mastodon.social
       2023-07-05T23:51:00Z
       
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       @feditips @Mastodon why should they never commit to taking money, that they could use to directly help Mastodon? Unless there’s bad demands attached, take the monies.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXQCTIfwxYVTkIdgxc by wthinker@libranet.de
       2023-07-06T07:50:58Z
       
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       @ThePlant , If there are no bad demands, there is no need for an NDA...